1371
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
1596
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From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
307
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
39
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From this reading 39.
45
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From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
48
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From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
accustomverbUS /əˈkʌstəm/
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
appele
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From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
Boke
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
chantsnounUS /tʃænts/
plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
crymes
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From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
Duchesse
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
entewnes
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
ENTUNES
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From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
ENURE
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From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
enuredadjective
made tough by habitual exposure
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
an established custom
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
haynous
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From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
ixnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
Ladie
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From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
engage in
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
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 "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
melodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/
plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
mery
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
soune
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
SpensernounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
swete
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From this reading "So mery a soune, so swete _entewnes_."--Chaucer, _Boke of the Duchesse_ (1371), 307.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
tunesnounUS /tuːnz/
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading ENTUNES, "_entunes_ in silence of the night" (N45,_a_), songs, tunes, chants, melodies.
the act of using
From this reading ENURE, "myself to _enure_" (N48,_b_), use, make a habit of, accustom.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading "He gan that Ladie strongly to appele Of many haynous crymes by her _enured_."--Spenser, _Fairy Queen_ (1596), v. ix.
