adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
abyde
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From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
betyde
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
dar
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From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
dere
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
Euer
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
fayre
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
fourtnet
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
fulle
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
goonounUS /ɡuː/
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
greves
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
hee
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
hert
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
hitverbUS /hɪt/
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
hym
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
Johne
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
Litulle
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
masnounUS /mɑːz/
plural of “ma” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
matyns
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
mayster
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
Moche
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
mornynge
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
mych
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
myght
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
mylde
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
mylner
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
Notyngham
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
Pluk
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
Robyn
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
Robyne
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
Sauyour
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
seid
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
selfe
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From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
sey
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
seyd
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
slon
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From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
solem
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
spake
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
sune
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
Syn
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From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
thei
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
thi
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
thynge
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
thynk
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
tyme
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
vp
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From this reading “Pluk vp thi hert, my dere mayster,” Litulle Johne can sey, “And thynk hit is a fulle fayre tyme In a mornynge of may.”
wel
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
weppynd
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hit is a fourtnet and more,” seyd hee, “Syn I my Sauyour see; To day will I to Notyngham,” seid Robyn, “With the myght of mylde Mary.”
wolde
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From this reading Such on wolde thi selfe slon That xii dar not abyde.”
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
wyght
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
xiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
Ze
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From this reading “Ze on thynge greves me,” seid Robyne, “And does my hert mych woo, That I may not so solem day To mas nor matyns goo.
zemen
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From this reading Then spake Moche the mylner sune, Euer more wel hym betyde, “Take xii thi wyght zemen Well weppynd be thei side.
