Chapter 6 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMPANY OF THE ROSE. "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte." _Romaunt of the Rose_. _Somerset_. "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
Chapter 6 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orderly arrangement
From this reading “"Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “"Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."”
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “"Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “"Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
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From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
an orderly arrangement
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
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From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE COMPANY OF THE ROSE.
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From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
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From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
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From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
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 "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
not any; not one
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMPANY OF THE ROSE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
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From this reading _Romaunt of the Rose_.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE COMPANY OF THE ROSE.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading _Somerset_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPANY OF THE ROSE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alway be merry if thou may, But waste not thy good alway: Have hat of floures fresh as May, Chapelet of roses of Whitsonday For sich array ne costneth but lyte."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let him that is no coward Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me."
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