used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now fie upon ye both, false seeming saints, Incarnate devils, devilish hypocrites!
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
chastitynounUS /ˈtʃæstəti/
abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
churchmennounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃmən/
plural of “churchman” — a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
cowledadjective
having the head enclosed in a cowl or hood
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
devilishadjectiveUS /ˈdevlɪʃ/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading Now fie upon ye both, false seeming saints, Incarnate devils, devilish hypocrites!
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
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EssaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
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not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
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fie
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From this reading Now fie upon ye both, false seeming saints, Incarnate devils, devilish hypocrites!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hypocritesnounUS /ˈhɪpəkrɪts/
plural of “hypocrite” — a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
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IncarnateverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrnət/
make concrete and real
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the quality of innocent naivete
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a polite name for any woman
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
LustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
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lustfuladjectiveUS /ˈlʌstfəl/
characterized by lust
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a female domestic
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
maidenheadnoun
a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
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MATnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading MAT.
monknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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nunnounUS /nʌn/
a woman religious
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nunnerynounUS /ˈnʌnəri/
the convent of a community of nuns
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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panders
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From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where shall a maid have certain sanctuary, When Lady Lust rules all the nunnery?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now fie upon ye both, false seeming saints, Incarnate devils, devilish hypocrites!
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
at the time that
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
in or at the place that
From this reading O, where shall chastity have true defence, When churchmen lay this siege to innocence?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A cowled monk, an aged veiled nun, Become false panders, and with lustful speech Essay the chaste ears of true maidenhead!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Now fie upon ye both, false seeming saints, Incarnate devils, devilish hypocrites!
