Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

plural of “definition” — a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

separate into parts or portions

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

engage or hire for work

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

ten 10s

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

not any; not one

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

on one occasion

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

a local church community

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

Identical; not different.

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

an English barrister of the highest rank

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

walk heavily

From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

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

From this reading They are every one samples of a kind; abstract definitions of a species.

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

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

male cat

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

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From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

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

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

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From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."

which person or people

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

belonging to which person

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading --the poure Persone of a toun, "whose parish was wide, and houses fer asonder"; the Miller, and the Reve, "a slendre colerike man," are all of the same stamp.

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From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading The Serjeant at Law is the same identical individual as Lawyer Dowling in Tom Jones, who wished to divide himself into a hundred pieces, to be in a hundred places at once.

vehemently incensed and condemnatory

From this reading The Frankelein, in "whose hous it snewed of mete and drinke"; the Shipman, "who rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe"; the Doctour of Phisike, "whose studie was but litel of the Bible"; the Wif of Bath, in "All whose parish ther was non, That to the offring before hire shulde gon, And if ther did, certain so wroth was she, That she was out of alle charitee;"

but in spite of that

From this reading "No wher so besy a man as he ther n'as, And yet he semed besier than he was."