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The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who
The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who

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[p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]
For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.
This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.
And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.
And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.
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The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]
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For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.
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This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.
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And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.
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And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Armes verb US /ɑːrmz/

third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation

From this reading “And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.”

conqueror noun US /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading “This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.”

hardy adjective US /ˈhɑːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading “And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.”

manly adjective US /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading “And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.”

rallies noun US /ˈræliz/

plural of “rally” — a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm

From this reading “[p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]”

troops noun US /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading “[p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]”

wonders noun US /ˈwʌndərz/

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.”

wrought adjective US /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading “And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

great conqueror adjective + noun

In this reading “This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.”

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029

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From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

980

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

984

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

988

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

Alisaund

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

ArmesverbUS /ɑːrmz/

third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation

From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

Baldas

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

Cassaund

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

conquerede

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

conquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

conquerou

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From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

contrey

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

Ferumbras

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

fyghte

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

grete

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

hnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

heþen

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

honde

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

honoure

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

kinge

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

knighte

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From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

londe

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From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

loue

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From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

Lucafe

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

Lukafer

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

mayne

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

mony

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From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

myghte

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

over-ride

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From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

RALLIESnounUS /ˈræliz/

plural of “rally” — a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

rhnoun

a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

shelde

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

sonenoun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

SOUDANnoun

a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

Sowdan

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

spere

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

tnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

TROOPSnounUS /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]

wnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

wighte

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From this reading And over-ride mony a manly londe, As men of Armes hardy and wighte.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading For loue hath made many a conquerou[rh] And many a worthy knighte.

wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

wroughten

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From this reading And his worthy sone Ferumbras, Ferumbras and That kinge was of Alisaund[rh], 984 And Lucafe[rh] of Baldas, Lukafer wrought That cruel kinge of Cassaund[rh], That wroughten wonders w«i»t«h» here honde wonders with their With myghte and mayne for to fyghte, 988 hands.

wyth

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From this reading This worthy Sowdan, though he heþen we[rh], The soudan was a He was a worthy conquerou[rh]; 980 great conqueror; Many a contrey with shelde and spere He conquerede wyth grete honoure.

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Chapter 5 holds 411 sentences of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who by Emil [Editor] Hausknecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who?

Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who?

Yes. All 5590 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48531 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #48531, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who take to read?

About 465 minutes of reading across 1118 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sowdone
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Babylone
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Early
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English
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