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Robin Hood

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Robin Hood is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, Come tell me, without any fail!”
By the faith o my body,” then said the young man, My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”
Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.
Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.
While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.
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Robin Hood

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Robin Hood is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPEREDWhat is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”
Line 2
By the faith omy body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”
Line 3
Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.
Line 4
Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.
Line 5
While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

All words in this reading · 85

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

Allan-a-Dale

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

ALLAN-A-DALE'S

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

and

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

any

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

at

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

became

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

body

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

By

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

Come

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

cooked

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

could

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

evening

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

fail

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

faith

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

for

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

forest

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

found

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

Friar

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

friar's

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

friends

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

good

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

greatly

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

had

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

he

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

herbs

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

High

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

himself

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

Hood

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

HOW

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

in

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

is

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

it

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

jointly

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

knowledge

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

less

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

make

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

man

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

marveled

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

me

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

men

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

merry

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

mightily

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

miller's

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

Much

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

my

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

name

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

no

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

o

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

of

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

over

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

pasties

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

person

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

pleased

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

prepared

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

PROSPERED

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

right

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

Robin

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

said

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

savored

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

Sheriff

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

simples

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

son

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

soon

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

steaming

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

stew

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

tell

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

than

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

that

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

the

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

then

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

they

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

things

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

thy

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

Tuck

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From this reading Friar Tuck and Much the miller’s son soon became right good friends over the steaming stew they jointly prepared for the merry men that evening.

WAS

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

What

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

when

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

which

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

While

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

who

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From this reading Tuck was mightily pleased when he found a man in the forest who could make pasties and who had cooked for no less person than the High Sheriff himself.

without

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

woodland

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From this reading While Much marveled at the friar’s knowledge of herbs and simples and woodland things which savored a stew greatly.

WOOING

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From this reading HOW ALLAN-A-DALE’S WOOING WAS PROSPERED “What is thy name?” then said Robin Hood, “Come tell me, without any fail!”

young

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From this reading “By the faith o’ my body,” then said the young man, “My name it is Allan-a-Dale.”

Chapter 8 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 8 of Robin Hood contain?

Chapter 8 holds 152 sentences of Robin Hood, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 8 of Robin Hood?

Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 31 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 8 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Robin Hood

Common questions about reading Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Robin Hood?

Yes. All 3512 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #832 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Robin Hood is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #832, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Robin Hood take to read?

About 292 minutes of reading across 703 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Robin Hood section by section

How to work through Robin Hood section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 24 chapters of Robin Hood to begin.

  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Robin Hood

Words and structures a reader meets early in Robin Hood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hearken
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gentlemen
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Free-born
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.