Chapter I

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

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

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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

From this reading D., F.B.A.

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From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

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From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

showing who or what does the action

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

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From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading D., F.B.A.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

the position of editor

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

third-person singular of “embody” — represent in bodily form

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

cut or impressed into a surface

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading D., F.B.A.

coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

in a generous manner

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From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

someone who hunts game

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

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moving to the inside of something

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

plural of “library” — a room where books are kept

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a room where books are kept

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

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From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

produced by a manufacturing process

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relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

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From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

and nothing more

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

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

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

change to the contrary

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

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

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

term of address for a man

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The only two known MSS., both early fifteenth century French, of the love-story here rendered into English prose, are the one in the Bibliothèque Nationale (836), and that in the British Museum (Harley, 4431).

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, Litt.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.

the act of creating written works

From this reading The title on the reverse of this page, engraved upon the wood, was designed by Miss _Blanche C. Hunter_, and embodies the only authentic portrait of _Christine De Pisan_, engaged in writing, from the MS. now in the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels.