Chapter X

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From this reading Verse 12.

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From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading (_The Committee_, Act i.)

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading (_The Committee_, Act i.)

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

destroyed or killed

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

the skill of a master

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading The Master of the Rolls.

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

term of address for a man

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

two-year-old sheep

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

express in words

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

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

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

literature in metrical form

From this reading Verse 12.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

which person or people

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”

in the company of; together with

From this reading This was Sir Dudley Digges, builder of Chilham Castle, near Canterbury, Kent, who had in 1627 moved the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, and been rewarded with this Mastership.

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From this reading “_I will get a good Master, if any good Master wou’d_ _Get me; I cannot tell what to do else, by my soul, that_ _I cannot; for I have went and gone to one LILLY’S;_ _He lives at that house, at the end of another house,_ _By the ~May-pole~ house; and tells every body by one_ _Star, and t’other Star, what good luck they shall have._ _But he cou’d not tell nothing for poor ~Teg~._”