used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
how long something has existed
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
Brampton
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From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
CHAUCERnounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
dalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
GOODYnounUS /ˈɡʊdi/
something considered choice to eat
From this reading "GOODY GREY."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "GOODY GREY."
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
immediately past
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
narwe
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From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
poore
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From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
having a supporting base
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
stoop'n
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From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
express in words
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country round Brampton was singularly beautiful and picturesque.
thilke
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From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
whilom
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From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "A poore widow, some deal stoop'n in age, Was whilom dwelling in a narwe cottage Beside a grove standing in a dale.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This widow which I tell you of my Tale Since thilke day that she was last a wife In patience led a full simple life; For little was her cattle and her rent."
