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Ludus Coventriæ

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Ludus Coventriæ is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.
_Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!
And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.
_Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.
_Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ludus Coventriæ

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Ludus Coventriæ is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.
Line 2
_Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!
Line 3
And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.
Line 4
_Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.
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_Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Annas noun US /ˈænəz/

plural of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading “_Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.”

cros noun US /krɔːs/

plural of “cro” — electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

From this reading “_Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!”

crosse noun US /krɑːs/

a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

From this reading “_Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.”

hang verb US /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading “_Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.”

Israel noun US /ˈɪzriəl/

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading “_Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!”

Maria noun US /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

virgo noun US /ˈvɜːrɡoʊ/

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

From this reading “_Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.”

wold noun US /woʊld/

a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

From this reading “_Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

come down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “_Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

alle

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

AnnasnounUS /ˈænəz/

plural of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

beholdyth

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

bennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

Cayphas

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

crosnounUS /krɔːs/

plural of “cro” — electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

crossenounUS /krɑːs/

a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

Cryst

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

departyng

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From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

dere

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

ffor

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

frend

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

Goddys

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

halpe

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

hangverbUS /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

hangyth

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

Helpe

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

hese

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From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

hymself

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

IsraelnounUS /ˈɪzriəl/

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

Jentyl

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

Johannes

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

kan

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

kyng

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From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

lete

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

leve

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

Lo

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

lokyn

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

mené

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

mornyng

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

oure

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From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

Pylat

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

redy

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From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

seres

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

seyn

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

shaffald

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

skornfully

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

sonenoun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

thei

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

ther

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

tre

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

virgonounUS /ˈvɜːrɡoʊ/

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And comfort oure Lord at hese departyng, ffor he is almost redy to go his way.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

woldnounUS /woʊld/

a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

xal

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

xul

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

yf

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From this reading _Here thei xal take oure lady from the crosse, and here xal Pylat come down from his shaffald with Cayphas and Annas, and alle here mené; and xul come and lokyn on Cryst, and Annas and Cayphas xul skornfully seyn_, _Cayphas._ Lo! seres, lo! beholdyth and se, Here hangyth he that halpe many a man; And now yf he Goddys sone be, Helpe now hymself yf that he kan.

yow

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From this reading _Maria virgo._ I pray yow alle lete me ben here, And hang me up here on this tre, Be my frend and sone that me is so dere; ffor ther he is, ther wold I be.

ȝa

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From this reading _Annas._ ȝa! and yf thou kyng of Israel be, Come down of the cros among us alle!

ȝou

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

ȝour

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From this reading _Johannes._ Jentyl lady, now leve ȝour mornyng, And go with us, now we ȝou pray!

Chapter 11 of Ludus Coventriæ by J. O. (James Orchard) [Editor] Halliwell-Phillipps holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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