10
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From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
1306
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
5
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
blyth
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
BotnounUS /bɔːt/
botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
Bruys
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
callit
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
chambre
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
cher
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
DeceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
Edward'snounUS /ˈedwərdz/
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
for-owtyn
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
ganounUS /ɡɑː/
the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
gottyn
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
gret
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
gud
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
How
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From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
hys
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From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
innys
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
JANnounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading [Sidenote: JAN.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
lordys
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From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
luk
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
maner
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
marschall
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
marschell
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From this reading The marschell till the hall gan ga, 10 And did hys lordys commanding.
the force of workers available
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
quhile
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
respyt
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: JAN.
swyth
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Bruce avoided King Edward’s Deceit.
up to a particular time
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
tyt
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
wald
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From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
weile
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
weillnounUS /waɪl/
German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950)
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
wes
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He callit his marschall till him tyt, And bad him luk on all maner, 5 That he ma till his men gud cher; For he wald in his chambre be A weill gret quhile in private, With him a clerk for-owtyn ma.
wyt
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
yhe
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From this reading 1306] _Bruce and the Clerk Escape_] The Bruys went till his innys swyth; Bot, wyt yhe weile, he wes full blyth, That he had gottyn that respyt.
