Chapter V

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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

later than; following

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

(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 On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

a shelter from danger or hardship

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

plural of “commissioner” — a government administrator

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

gotten under control

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

recognizable; marked

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

throw or cast away

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

at any time

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

a district in southwestern Scotland

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

an established custom

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

close in time; about to occur

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

not any; not one

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

on one occasion

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

returning to health after illness or debility

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

except for; apart from

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

express in words

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

express in speech

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

take without the owner's consent

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

arousing affect

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.

which person or people

From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.