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Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with Some Others
Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with Some Others

Chapter XXI

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JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.
JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.
As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.
JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.
JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with Some Others

Chapter XXI

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JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.
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JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.
/dʒet pæˈsiːm ˈfɔːrmərli æz hɑːrd ə wɜːrkt wɜːrd æz kəˈmɑːdəti ɔːr kæst ɪt ˈsɪɡnəfaɪd ˈeni dɪˈvaɪs kənˈtraɪvəns ɑːrt ˈfæʃən staɪl moʊd ˈmænər ɔːr ˈkʌstəm/
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As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.
/æz vɜːrb tuː strʌt wɔːk wɪð ˈkɑːnsəkwəns ənd soʊ fɔːrθ/
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JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.
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JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.

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commodity noun US /kəˈmɑːdəti/

articles of commerce

From this reading “JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.”

contrivance noun US /kənˈtraɪvəns/

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading “JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.”

fastidious adjective US /fæˈstɪdiəs/

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

From this reading “JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.”

Mankind's noun US /ˈmænˈkaɪndz/

possessive form of “mankind” — all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading “JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.”

passim adverb US /pæˈsiːm/

used to refer to cited works

signified noun US /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪd/

the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

From this reading “JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.”

strut noun US /strʌt/

a proud stiff pompous gait

From this reading “As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.”

verb noun US /vɜːrb/

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

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18

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From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

19

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From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

97

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From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

bnounUS /biː/

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

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

cfnoun

a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

From this reading JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.

commoditynounUS /kəˈmɑːdəti/

articles of commerce

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

consequencenounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəns/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

contrivancenounUS /kənˈtraɪvəns/

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

fastidiousadjectiveUS /fæˈstɪdiəs/

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/

at a previous time

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

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

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

Gis

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From this reading JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.

Guise's

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

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

JE

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

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.

JETnounUS /dʒet/

an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

JEWELSnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/

plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

JIS

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

From this reading JIS (_passim_), Jesus: cf. Gis.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

Mankind'snounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪndz/

possessive form of “mankind” — all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

modenounUS /moʊd/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

NnounUS /en/

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 JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

nescey

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

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

pasnounUS /pɑːz/

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

passimadverbUS /pæˈsiːm/

used to refer to cited works

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

privities

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

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

privity

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

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

sais

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

From this reading JE, _Je nescey_ (N97,_b_), _i.e._ _Je ne sais [pas]_.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading JEWELS (M18,_a_), privities: see privity (19,_d_): New Guise's and Mankind's "business" seems to have been not over fastidious.

signifiednounUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪd/

the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

strutnounUS /strʌt/

a proud stiff pompous gait

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

verbnounUS /vɜːrb/

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As _verb_ = to strut, walk with consequence, and so forth.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading JET (_passim_), formerly as hard a worked word as "commodity" or "cast"; it signified any device, contrivance, art, fashion, style, mode, manner, or custom.

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