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From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
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 This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
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 But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
cannot
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From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
Christe's
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From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
draff
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From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
fablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
fablesnounUS /ˈfeɪbəlz/
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
gest
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From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
gettest
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
glose
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From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
knitverbUS /nɪt/
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
lawfuladjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfəl/
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
mattere
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From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
minceverbUS /mɪns/
make less severe or harsh
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
MoralitynounUS /mərˈæləti/
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
pleasancenoun
a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
ramverbUS /ræm/
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
Reproveth
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
reverenceverbUS /ˈrevərəns/
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
romnounUS /rɑːm/
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
rufnounUS /rʌf/
a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
soothfastness
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
southernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
sowe
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From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
telle
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
truste
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From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And therefore if you list, I will not glose,* *mince matters I will you tell a little tale in prose, To knit up all this feast, and make an end.
virtuousadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəs/
morally excellent
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
weive
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
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 But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should I sowe draff* out of my fist, *chaff, refuse When I may sowe wheat, if that me list?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
wot
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From this reading But, truste well, I am a southern man, I cannot gest,* rom, ram, ruf, <1> by my letter; *relate stories And, God wot, rhyme hold I but little better.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
wretchednessnoun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
writeth
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
y-told
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From this reading This Parson him answered all at ones; “Thou gettest fable none y-told for me, For Paul, that writeth unto Timothy, Reproveth them that *weive soothfastness,* *forsake truth* And telle fables, and such wretchedness.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For which I say, if that you list to hear Morality and virtuous mattere, And then that ye will give me audience, I would full fain at Christe’s reverence Do you pleasance lawful, as I can.
