used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "O young page," said the knight, "A noble page art thou!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
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deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
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dewsnounUS /duːz/
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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eventidenoun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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unflinching in battle or action
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harowe
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From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
HawkernounUS /ˈhɔːkər/
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading ----R. S. Hawker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a sacred place of pilgrimage
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
kaisernounUS /ˈkaɪzər/
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
Madron's
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From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "O young page," said the knight, "A noble page art thou!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O young page," said the knight, "A noble page art thou!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
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palmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading ----R. S. Hawker.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
ROMAUNT
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ----R. S. Hawker.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O young page," said the knight, "A noble page art thou!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
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St
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From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
Tamar
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From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O young page," said the knight, "A noble page art thou!
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
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inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Still the Tamar river will run as it ran:
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Let king or let kaiser be fond or be fell, Ye may harowe their troth in St Madron's well.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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