Chapter VII

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

From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

not any; not one

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

and nothing more

From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

that is looked for

From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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

From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure, That I can telle be good delyberacion; Not only therof, but of every creature, How it is wrought, I knowe the phasmacion.

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

a branch of the Tai languages

From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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

From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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

From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

in the company of; together with

From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Secundus doctor._ Of thi wurdys I have skorne and derysone; How schulde a chylde, that nevyr lettyr dyde lere, Com to the wytt of so hyȝ cognysion Of tho grete werkys that so wundyrfoille were?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading _Primus doctor._ Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought, It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve; It is not possyble abought to be brought,— The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?

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From this reading How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse, With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?

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From this reading _Jhesus._ Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse, Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?