1908
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1911
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
1917
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
1919
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
1923
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
1926
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
1929
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1933
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
328
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From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
Aldine
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
annotatedverbUS /ˌænəˈteɪtɪd/
past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
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applicantsnounUS /ˈæplɪkənts/
plural of “applicant” — a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
Bedford
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BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
by-way
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CanterburynounUS /ˈkæntərberi/
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
Chaucer'snounUS /ˈtʃɔːsərz/
possessive form of “chaucer” — English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
DentnounUS /dent/
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
Eric
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EverymannounUS /ˈevrimən/
the ordinary person
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
Everyman'snounUS /ˈevrimənz/
possessive form of “everyman” — the ordinary person
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
set up or found
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in a free manner
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
Langland's
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Letchworth
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a room where books are kept
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
Ltd
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
not any; not one
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
PiersnounUS /pɪrz/
plural of “pier” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
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PlowmannounUS /ˈplaʊmən/
a man who plows
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading The publishers will be pleased to send freely to all applicants a separate, annotated list of the Library.
Ravilious
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
ReprintedverbUS /riˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “reprint” — print anew
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
cause to go somewhere
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act as a barrier between; stand between
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similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
St
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From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
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 _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
plural of “tale” — 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 _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
temptingadjectiveUS /ˈtemptɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is No. 328 of Everyman's Library.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
a vivid mental image
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press Letchworth and decorated by Eric Ravilious for J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House Bedford St. London_ _First Published in this Edition 1908_ _Reprinted 1911, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926 1929, 1933_ This story forms a very tempting by-way into the old English life and the contemporary literature which gave us Chaucer's _Canterbury Tales_ and Langland's _Vision of Piers Plowman_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading A list of authors and their works in this series will be found at the end of this volume.
