absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
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 “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
allaysverbUS /əˈleɪz/
third-person singular of “allay” — lessen the intensity of or calm
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
assoilverb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
Bringeth
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From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
comforteth
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From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
eke
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From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
flyverbUS /flaɪ/
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
followest
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From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
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 “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
halse
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From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
Heav'n
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From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
heavinessnoun
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
HellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
hinderverbUS /ˈhɪndər/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
how
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From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
kindleth
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From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
kissnounUS /kɪs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
nimbleadjectiveUS /ˈnɪmbəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
privynounUS /ˈprɪvi/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
quoth
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From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
requireverbUS /ˌriːˈkwaɪər/
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
sov'reign
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From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But *my demand assoil,* I thee require.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
wightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
wot
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From this reading “I stand, and speak, and laugh, and kiss, and halse;* *embrace So that my thought comforteth me full oft: I think, God wot, though all the world be false, I will be true; I think also how soft My lady is in speech, and this on loft Bringeth my heart with joy and great gladness; This privy thought allays my heaviness.
y-set
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From this reading “Whom followest thou? where is thy heart y-set?
y-wis
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From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
yern
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From this reading “And what I think, or where, to be, no man In all this Earth can tell, y-wis, but I: And eke there is no swallow swift, nor swan So wight* of wing, nor half so yern** can fly; *nimble **eagerly For I can be, and that right suddenly, In Heav’n, in Hell, in Paradise, and here, And with my lady, when I will desire.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading *answer my question* “Me thought,” quoth he, “no creature may let* *hinder Me to be here, and where as I desire; For where as absence hath out the fire, My merry thought it kindleth yet again, That bodily, me thinks, with *my sov’reign* *my lady*
