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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
anone
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
coresed
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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
dyedadjectiveUS /daɪd/
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
easedadjectiveUS /iːzd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Lede them into the stable, he sayd, That eased myght they be.
at any time
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
everychone
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
gentyll
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
grete
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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
hors
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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
hymselfe
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lede them into the stable, he sayd, That eased myght they be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
knyght
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
Ledenoun
the introductory section of a story
From this reading Lede them into the stable, he sayd, That eased myght they be.
lorde
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
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 Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
metenounUS /miːt/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
myght
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From this reading Lede them into the stable, he sayd, That eased myght they be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
othe
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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
portèr
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
redy
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
sawe
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From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
sayd
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Lede them into the stable, he sayd, That eased myght they be.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
symple
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
syr
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From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
therin
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From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
tre
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From this reading They shall not come therin, sayd the knyght, By god that dyed on a tre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
wedes
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From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome, syr knyght, sayd the portèr, My lorde to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of the.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading [They put on their symple wedes,] And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone.
but in spite of that
From this reading {20} The porter swore a full grete othe, By god that made me, Here be the best coresed hors That ever yet sawe I me.
