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Chapter 32 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 758 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed. 1561, fol. 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.' 95. The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
Chapter 32 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 758 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
possessive form of “chaucer” — English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.”
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.”
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'”
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From this reading 1561, fol.
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From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
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From this reading 95.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
(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 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
possessive form of “chaucer” — English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
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From this reading 1561, fol.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
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From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
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From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
for more time
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
in or at the place that
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading In a poem called The Remedy of Love, in Chaucer's Works, ed.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 322, back, the twelfth stanza begins with--'Come hither, thou Hermes, and ye furies all,' &c., where it is plain that 'thou Hermes' is a substitution for 'Herines.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The sense is--'the longer I love and dread you, the more I do so.'
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