used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
agayne
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
(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 They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
in addition
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
Alyce
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
besette
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
bothe
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
Carlel
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
couchedverbUS /kaʊtʃt/
past form of “couch” — formulate in a particular style or language
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
danounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
doune
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
euery
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
fayne
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
folkes
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
gaue
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
destroyed or killed
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
goune
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
gyft
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
haue
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
hearde
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
hether
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
heytherward
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
hyed
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
iustice
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
loked
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
meednoun
a fitting reward
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
mery
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
noyse
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
ryght
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
rysed
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
express in words
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
scarlat
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
shirife
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
shot-wyndow
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
shrife
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
syde
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
ThereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
Theyr
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
thronging
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
tokenoun
a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
towne
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
trauaile
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From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
warenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thereof the iustice was full fayne, And so was the shirife also: ‘Thou shalt not trauaile hether, da_m_e, for nought; Thy meed thou shalt haue or thou go.’
wente
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From this reading They gaue to her a ryght good goune, Of scarlat it was, as I heard say[n]e; She toke the gyft, and home she wente, And couched her doune agayne.
Wyllyam
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
Wyllyames
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From this reading They rysed the towne of mery Carlel, In all the hast that they can, And came thronging to Wyllyames house, As fast [as] they might gone.
Wyth
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From this reading Alyce opened a shot-wyndow, And loked all about; She was ware of the justice and the shrife bothe, Wyth a full great route.
yeman
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From this reading Theyr they besette that good yeman, Round about on euery syde; Wyllyam hearde great noyse of folkes, That heytherward they hyed.
