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Chapter V
"And thou hast seen and spoken with him? The more need to follow him." "Saw you ever the king, goodman?" "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas. Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Saw you ever the king, goodman?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"And thou hast seen and spoken with him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The more need to follow him."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"And thou hast seen and spoken with him?”
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading The more need to follow him."
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From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading The more need to follow him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more need to follow him."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
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From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more need to follow him."
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more need to follow him."
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
