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Chapter 12 of The Three Voyages of William Barents to is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there. [739] Meant, intended. [740] Vleysch—meat. [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen. [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
Chapter 12 of The Three Voyages of William Barents to is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
From this reading “[742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.”
make (to feel) fresh
From this reading “[741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.”
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading “[742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “[740] Vleysch—meat.”
select as an alternative over another
From this reading “[741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.”
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “[742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.”
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “[742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “[742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.”
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
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From this reading [739] Meant, intended.
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From this reading [740] Vleysch—meat.
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From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
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From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
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From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
set up or found
From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
make (to feel) fresh
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
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From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading [739] Meant, intended.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading [739] Meant, intended.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading [740] Vleysch—meat.
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From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
select as an alternative over another
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
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From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
precisely as stated
From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
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From this reading [740] Vleysch—meat.
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
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From this reading [738] Maer vonden daer gantsch weynich—but found very little there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading [742] Maer het bequam hem als de hondt de worst—but it agreed with her as the pudding (sausage) did with the dog.
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From this reading [741] Opt ys om te ververschen—upon the ice, to freshen.
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