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From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
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From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
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From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
CHAUCERnounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
Chaucer'snounUS /ˈtʃɔːsərz/
possessive form of “chaucer” — English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
esquirenounUS /ˈeskwaɪr/
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
grantverbUS /ɡrænt/
let have
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
poundsnounUS /paʊndz/
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAUCER rose in the King's service.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He became an esquire, and was sent on business for the King to France and to Italy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
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 To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To Italy he went at least twice, and it is well to remember this, as it had an effect on his most famous poems.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Chaucer's wife, too, had a pension, so the poet was well off.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
yearlynounUS /ˈjɪrli/
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
From this reading He must have done his business well, for we find him receiving now a pension for life worth about 200 pounds in our money, now a grant of a daily pitcher of wine besides a salary of "71/2d. a day and two robes yearly."
