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Chapter 2 of Torrent of Portyngale is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle. 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys. 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde. On us and odur moo. There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
Chapter 2 of Torrent of Portyngale is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.”
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
From this reading “On us and odur moo.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “_Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.”
a heavy rain
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
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From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
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From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
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From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
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From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
From this reading On us and odur moo.
not any; not one
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
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From this reading On us and odur moo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On us and odur moo.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
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From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ys a gyante here besyde, In ale thys covntre fare and wyde, No man on lyve levythe hee.
a heavy rain
From this reading 408, 561, 886 _Torrent._ As the boke of Rome tellys.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Eglamour._ The boke of Rome th{u}s can telle.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On us and odur moo.
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From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 187, 924, 1450, 1924 Ther ys a jeaunt here besyde, 478 That sorowe doyth ferre and wyde.
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