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Wager of Battle

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Wager of Battle is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Henry William Herbert • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE SUPPLIANT.
Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.
AMYS AND AMYLLION.
The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.
For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wager of Battle

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Wager of Battle is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SUPPLIANT.
Line 2
Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.
/ˈbrʌðər biː naʊ truː tuː miː ənd aɪ ʃæl biː æz truː tuː ðiː æz waɪz ɡɑːd miː spiːd/
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AMYS AND AMYLLION.
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The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.
/ðə jɪr hæd baɪ ðɪs taɪm wɔːrn ˈɔːnwərd tuː ðə læst deɪz ʌv ˈsʌmər ɔːr wʌn maɪt ˈɔːlmoʊst seɪ tuː ðə ˈɜːrliəst deɪz ʌv ˈɔːtəm ənd ðə ˈlʌvli ˈsiːnəri ʌv ðə leɪk ˈkʌntri hæd bɪˈɡʌn tuː əˈsuːm ɪts moʊst ˈbjuːtəfəl ənd ˈpɪktʃərəsk ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
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For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.
/fɔːr ɪn ðə ˈɜːrli ˈsʌmər mʌnθs ðə hjuːz ʌv ðə hoʊl ˈriːdʒən ɑːr tuː ˈdʒenərəli ɡriːn wɪˈθaʊt ˈeni ˌveriˈeɪʃən ɪkˈsept ðæt prəˈduːst baɪ ðə ɪˈfekt ʌv ˈsʌnʃaɪn ənd ˈʃæd.oʊ/

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assume verb US /əˈsuːm/

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coloring noun US /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/

a digestible substance used to give color to food

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earliest adjective US /ˈɜːrliəst/

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hues noun US /hjuːz/

plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onward adverb US /ˈɔːnwərd/

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
picturesque adjective US /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scenery noun US /ˈsiːnəri/

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
variation noun US /ˌveriˈeɪʃən/

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

earliest days adjective + noun

In this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

452 times in 426,211 chapters
most beautiful adverb + adjective

In this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

12,963 times in 426,211 chapters
early summer adjective + noun

In this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

1,224 times in 426,211 chapters
summer months noun + noun counted as “summer month”

In this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

1,021 times in 426,211 chapters
whole region adjective + noun

In this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

553 times in 426,211 chapters
produced by verb + particle counted as “produce by”

In this reading “For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.”

6,324 times in 426,211 chapters
last days adjective + noun

In this reading “The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.”

2,498 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 67

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AMYLLION

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From this reading AMYS AND AMYLLION.

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AMYS

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From this reading AMYS AND AMYLLION.

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/

a digestible substance used to give color to food

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
huesnounUS /hjuːz/

plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
producedverbUS /prəˈduːst/

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora curated lexicon
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
speedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SUPPLIANTnoun

one praying humbly for something

From this reading THE SUPPLIANT.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SUPPLIANT.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
variationnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃən/

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Brother, be now true to me, And I shall be as true to thee; As wise God me speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading For in the early summer months the hues of the whole region are too generally green, without any variation except that produced by the effect of sunshine and shadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

Velmora curated lexicon
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The year had by this time worn onward to the last days of summer, or one might almost say to the earliest days of autumn, and the lovely scenery of the lake country had begun to assume its most beautiful and picturesque coloring.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 19 of Wager of Battle by Henry William Herbert holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 19 holds 138 sentences of Wager of Battle, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Wager of Battle by Henry William Herbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 19 of Wager of Battle?

Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 28 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.

Can chapter 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 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.

Questions about reading Wager of Battle

Common questions about reading Wager of Battle by Henry William Herbert on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Wager of Battle?

Yes. All 2384 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45341 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Wager of Battle is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #45341, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Wager of Battle take to read?

About 198 minutes of reading across 477 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Wager of Battle section by section

How to work through Wager of Battle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 27 chapters of Wager of Battle to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Wager of Battle

Words and structures a reader meets early in Wager of Battle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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