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From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
Aboute
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From this reading Aboute midnight went they all to rest.
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 This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
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 With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
chalonsnoun
the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
drinken
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From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
fordrunken
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From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
herberow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
herselve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Aboute midnight went they all to rest.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
owennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Aboute midnight went they all to rest.
RightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
roomernoun
a tenant in someone's house
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
roomieradjectiveUS /ˈruːmiər/
comparative of “roomy” — (of buildings and rooms) having ample space
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
sheetes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
solacenounUS /ˈsɑːləs/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
speaken
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From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
suppen
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From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading *roomier lodging* They suppen, and they speaken of solace, And drinken ever strong ale at the best.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading This miller to the town his daughter send For ale and bread, and roasted them a goose, And bound their horse, he should no more go loose: And them in his own chamber made a bed.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
varnishedadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
having a coating of stain or varnish
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well had this miller varnished his head; Full pale he was, fordrunken, and *nought red*.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aboute midnight went they all to rest.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
y-spread
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With sheetes and with chalons* fair y-spread, *blankets<17> Not from his owen bed ten foot or twelve: His daughter had a bed all by herselve, Right in the same chamber *by and by*: *side by side* It might no better be, and cause why, There was no *roomer herberow* in the place.
