acrosse
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From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
Alasse
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From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
Apuleius
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From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
assureverbUS /əˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
AssyriannounUS /əˈsɪriən/
an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
awaked
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From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
awardedverbUS /əˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
benigne
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From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
BOOKE
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From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
committedadjectiveUS /kəˈmɪtɪd/
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
Diophanes
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From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
downe
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From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
firmely
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From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
gallowsnounUS /ˈɡæloʊz/
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
hangmannounUS /ˈhæŋmən/
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
How
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From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
Howbeit
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From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
JudgementnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
legges
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From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
murther
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From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
peregrinationnoun
traveling or wandering around
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
sateverbUS /seɪt/
fill to satisfaction
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
sayd
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From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
selfe
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From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
slaughternounUS /ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
thinke
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From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For I imagined with my selfe, that I was brought before the Judge in the Judgement place, and that he awarded sentence against me, and that the hangman was ready to lead me to the gallows.
TWELFTHadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
unguilty
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From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Howbeit the Assyrian Diophanes did firmely assure unto me, that my peregrination and voyage hither should be prosperous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THIRD BOOKE THE TWELFTH CHAPTER How Apuleius was taken and put in prison for murther.
weeped
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From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
wringingverbUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading When morning was come, and that I was awaked from sleep, my heart burned sore with remembrance of the murther I had committed the night before: and I rose and sate downe on the side of the bed with my legges acrosse, and wringing my hands, I weeped in most miserable sort.
