77
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From this reading 77.)
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprentəs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
BalladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
for the reason that
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
feyre
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
foreste
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
foulys
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
Gummere's
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From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
cause to move by striking
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
leves
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
May-day
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From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
mery
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
popularitynounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈlerəti/
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
Ralph
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From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading (_Ballad of Robin Hood and the Monk_, in Gummere's _English Ballads_, p.
septenarynoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
shawes
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
sheyne
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From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
someradjectiveUS /ˈsʌmər/
comparative of “some” — (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
stoppeth
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From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
unliteraryadjective
marked by lack of affectation or pedantry
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.
at the time that
From this reading In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
