133
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From this reading [133] Heed.
134
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From this reading [134] Pilotage.
135
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
136
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
137
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
138
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
139
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
(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 Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
assuren
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
bawdrynoun
lewd or obscene talk or writing
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
see with attention
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
caroles
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
Charmes
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
Citheron
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From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
covenantsnounUS /ˈkʌvənənts/
plural of “covenant” — a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
cuckoonounUS /ˈkʌkuː/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
dancesnounUS /ˈdænsəz/
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
desiringverbUS /dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
DIANAnounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
Dispence
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
enduren
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
Feastes
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
flatterynounUS /ˈflætəri/
excessive or insincere praise
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
foolhardinessnoun
the trait of giving little thought to danger
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
garlandverbUS /ˈɡɑːrlənd/
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
goldes
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
HeednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading [133] Heed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
hir
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
instrumentsnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
Knight'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
leasings
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
LustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
lustinessnoun
the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
engage in
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
MARSnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
mayst
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
make reference to
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
attach to a support
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
oathes
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
coated with paint
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
Pilotagenoun
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading [134] Pilotage.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
Pleasancenoun
a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
portrayingnounUS /pɔːrˈtreɪɪŋ/
a representation by picture or portraiture
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
richesse
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
sighes
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
sleepes
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
soothly
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From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
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 THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
teares
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
TEMPLESnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
VENUSnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
waimenting
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From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
weared
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
weren
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For soothly all the mount of Citheron, There Venus hath her principal dwelling, Was showed on the wall in portraying, With all the garden and the lustiness.
WroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading THE TEMPLES OF VENUS, MARS, AND DIANA From the Knight's Tale First in the temple of Venus mayst thou see Wrought on the wall, full piteous to behold, The broken sleepes, and the sighes cold, The sacred teares, and the waimenting,[135] The fiery strokes of the desiring That loves servants in this life enduren; The oathes, that hir covenants assuren.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
youthe
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From this reading Pleasance and hope, desire, foolhardiness, Beauty and youthe, bawdry and richesse, Charmes and force, leasings[136] and flattery, Dispence,[137] business,[138] and jealousy That weared of yellow goldes[139] a garland, And a cuckoo sitting on her hand; Feastes, instruments, caroles, dances, Lust and array, and all the circumstances Of love, which that I reckoned have and reckon shall, By order weren painted on the wall, And mo than I can make of mention.
