Chapter XXXI
Many things fall between the cup and the lip! Your man does please me With his conceit. Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised! And thus am I to gull the constable?
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Chapter XXXI
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Many
things
fall
between
the
cup
and
the
lip!
Your
man
does
please
me
With
his
conceit.
Comes
Chanon
Hugh
accoutred
as
you
see
Disguised!
And
thus
am
I
to
gull
the
constable?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Many
things
fall
between
the
cup
and
the
lip!
Line 2
Your
man
does
please
me
With
his
conceit.
Line 3
Line 4
Comes
Chanon
Hugh
accoutred
as
you
see
Disguised!
Line 5
And
thus
am
I
to
gull
the
constable?
Learner Dictionary
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Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Many things fall between the cup and the lip!”
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accoutred
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From this reading Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And thus am I to gull the constable?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
Chanon
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Comes
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conceit
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From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
constable
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cup
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Disguised
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
fall
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From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
gull
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
Hugh
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From this reading Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And thus am I to gull the constable?
lip
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From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
man
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From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
Many
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From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
please
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From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
see
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From this reading Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
things
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From this reading Many things fall between the cup and the lip!
thus
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From this reading And thus am I to gull the constable?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And thus am I to gull the constable?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Comes Chanon Hugh accoutred as you see Disguised!
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your man does please me With his conceit.