15
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From this reading <15> in the street.
41
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From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
Alison
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From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
alle
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From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
bothe
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From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
cometh
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From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
gauren
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From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
harow
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From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
Nicholay
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From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
Noe's
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From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
ranne
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From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
smote
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From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Up started Alison and Nicholay, And cried out an “harow!”
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading <15> in the street.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
swoone
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From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
WaternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
withoute
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From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading This carpenter out of his slumber start, And heard one cry “Water,” as he were wood*, *mad And thought, “Alas! now cometh Noe’s flood.”
wordes
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From this reading He sat him up withoute wordes mo’ And with his axe he smote the cord in two; And down went all; he found neither to sell Nor bread nor ale, till he came to the sell*, *threshold <41> Upon the floor, and there in swoon he lay.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The neighbours alle, bothe small and great In ranne, for to gauren* on this man, *stare That yet in swoone lay, both pale and wan: For with the fall he broken had his arm.
