Chapter IV

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

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading ‘Prepare thee strong, thou fow[l] black caufe!

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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From this reading ‘Prepare thee strong, thou fow[l] black caufe!

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

an old word for “before”

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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From this reading ‘Prepare thee strong, thou fow[l] black caufe!

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

prepare oneself for a military confrontation

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From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

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

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading ‘Prepare thee strong, thou fow[l] black caufe!

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

the force of workers available

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

a clever remark

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

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

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading ‘Prepare thee strong, thou fow[l] black caufe!

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

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From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

dependable

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having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

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

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.

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From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

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

From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What ere thou be, I weene I’le giue thy coxcomb saick a gird In Mansfield as neuer was seene.’

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading ‘Growne it is full foure a clocke, And night will come beliue; Come on, thou lurden, Cislei’s loue, This night must I thee shriue.

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From this reading ‘And now, deare father, stout and strong, William of Cloudesley, How happie were thy troubled sonne If here I mot thee see.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ‘And thy too brethren, Adam Bell And Clim of the Clough; Against a thousand men, and more, We foure would be enough.