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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 _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
agreed
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From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
angry
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
banquet
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From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
beseeching
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
Christian
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
desire
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
doubt
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
Dr
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
entered
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From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
evil
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
fall
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
Faustus
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
friend
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
friendly
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
Holy
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
house
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
How
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
invited
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
inviting
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
like
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
lover
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
loving
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
Man
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
many
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
mend
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
Neighbour
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
old
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
out
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
perceived
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
persuade
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
pray
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From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
recourse
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
Repentance
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
request
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
resolve
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
say
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From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
Scriptures
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
sought
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
students
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
supper
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
suspected
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From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
virtuous
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From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
vouchsafe
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From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading neighbour to Dr. Faustus, when he perceived that many students had their recourse in and out unto Dr. Faustus, he suspected his evil life, wherefore like a friend he invited Dr. Faustus to supper unto his house, to
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _How an old Man, the Neighbour of Faustus, sought to persuade him to mend his Life, and to fall unto Repentance._ A good Christian, an honest and virtuous old man, a lover of the Holy Scriptures, who was
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
words
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From this reading which he agreed, and having entered their banquet, the old man began with these words:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My loving friend and neighbour, Dr. Faustus, I am to desire of you a friendly and Christian request, beseeching you would vouchsafe not to be angry with me, but friendly resolve me in my doubt, and take my poor inviting in good part."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To whom Dr. Faustus answered, "My good neighbour, I pray you say your mind."
