149
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From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
151
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From this reading Stanza XI. line 151.
479
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
battle-field
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
BROUKEN
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
brucan
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From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
Cp
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From this reading Cp.
dischargeverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
complete or carry out
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
eyen
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
handleverbUS /ˈhændəl/
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
LakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
manageverbUS /ˈmænədʒ/
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
minnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
motenounUS /moʊt/
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
Nonnes
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
Prestes
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
stalwartadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːlwərt/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
StanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Stanza XI. line 151.
TalenounUS /teɪl/
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 Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
twey
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading line 149. brook (A. S. brucan, to use, eat, enjoy, bear, discharge, fulfil), to use, handle, manage.
wel
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From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
wieldverbUS /wiːld/
have and exercise
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading Stanza XI. line 151.
xiiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
xvinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading ' For other meaning of the word see xiii. and xvi. below.
xxviiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading Chaucer, 'Nonnes Prestes Tale,' line 479,-- 'So mote I BROUKEN wel min eyen twey,' and 'Lady of the Lake,' I. xxviii-- 'Whose stalwart arm might BROOK to wield A blade like this in battle-field.
