20
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From this reading 20.
21
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From this reading 21.
22
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
(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 & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
blee
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From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
a youthful male person
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
Christmasse
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From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
creede
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
downe
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From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
Ffast
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From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
ffeede
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From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
litle
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
markes
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
meede
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
orenounUS /ɔːr/
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
pattering
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
proferred
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From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
ruddnounUS /rʌd/
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
Shee
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From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Forth came an old knight, pattering ore a creede, & he proferred to this litle boy 20 markes to his meede, 22.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
wiffe
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From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
willinglye
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From this reading & all the time of the Christmasse willinglye to ffeede; For why this mantle might doe his wiffe some need.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shee threw downe the mantle, that bright was of blee, Ffast with a red rudd to her chamber can shee flee.
