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Chapter III
“And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot. “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.” “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist. “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer. In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.”
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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 In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
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From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
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From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
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From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
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From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
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From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
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From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
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From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
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From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
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From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
not any; not one
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
not one, and not any
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
