Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

the organ of sight

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

firmly closed or secured

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

set up or found

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

a young female

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

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From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

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 _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

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From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

and nothing more

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

skillful after much practice

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

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 Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

on that

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

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From this reading And thereupon left and found his wife at home, she having escaped by a postern door, and related to her his suspicions._ STORY THE SECOND -- THE MONK-DOCTOR.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

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

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

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

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

which person or people

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Of the deceit practised by a knight on a miller’s wife whom he made believe that her front was loose, and fastened it many times.

belonging to which person

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading And not knowing who she was, he wished to see her, but was permitted only to see her back--, and then thought that she resembled his wife, but dared not believe it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Right Pleasaunte To Relate In All Goodly Companie By Way Of Joyance And Jollity Now First Done Into The English Tongue By Robert B. Douglas Edited by Antoine de la Salle _The first story tells of how one found means to enjoy the wife of his neighbour, whose husband he had sent away in order that he might have her the more easily, and how the husband returning from his journey, found his friend bathing with his wife.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _The second story, related by Duke Philip, is of a young girl who had piles, who put out the only eye he had of a Cordelier monk who was healing her, and of the lawsuit that followed thereon._ STORY THE THIRD -- THE SEARCH FOR THE RING.