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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
any
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From this reading “I call you my pretty lad--is there any offence in that, my boy?”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
askew
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
boy
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
busylie
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
call
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
cheeks
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
Dominie
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
dwelling
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
elf
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
entering
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
eyes
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
FAERY
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
far
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
forspent
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
Full
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
goodman
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
grandam
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
grey
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
guide
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
Holiday
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
hollow
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
How
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I call you my pretty lad--is there any offence in that, my boy?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
lad
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
looking
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
offence
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From this reading “I call you my pretty lad--is there any offence in that, my boy?”
old
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
pent
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
pretty
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
prison
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
QUEENE
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
rawbone
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
said
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
selfe
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
sharp
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From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
sing
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
smith
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
song
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I call you my pretty lad--is there any offence in that, my boy?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
There
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
three
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
Tom-fools
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From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
Tressilian
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
wearish
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
weet
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No; but were you with my grandam and Dominie Holiday, you might sing chorus to the old song of 'We three Tom-fools be.'”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
work
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
wretched
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
ybent
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From this reading There entering in, they found the goodman selfe Full busylie unto his work ybent, Who was to weet a wretched wearish elf, With hollow eyes and rawbone cheeks forspent, As if he had been long in prison pent.--THE FAERY QUEENE.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How is it you call me?” said the boy, looking askew at him with his sharp, grey eyes.
young
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From this reading “Are we far from the dwelling of this smith, my pretty lad?” said Tressilian to his young guide.
