used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yea, of surety shall they," he answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
Calote
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From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
Cornhill
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From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "And the villeins shall be freed?" said Calote.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yea, of surety shall they," he answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
ll
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From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
manornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
march in a procession
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
PoetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
quoth
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From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
Richard
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From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And the villeins shall be freed?" said Calote.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
deliver by singing
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
suretynounUS /ˈʃʊrəti/
something clearly established
From this reading "Yea, of surety shall they," he answered.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
villeins
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From this reading "And the villeins shall be freed?" said Calote.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
wedverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
at the time that
From this reading The Poets Sing to Richard When Stephen had brought Calote safe out of Kent to the door of the cot on Cornhill, they kissed the one the other and went their ways.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "Meanwhile, 't were wise I dwell at Westminster.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "Yea, of surety shall they," he answered.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Another year, and I 'll be mine own man, lord of mine own manor, which the Earl of March shall render to me; then we 'll be wed," quoth Stephen.
