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1537
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
acres
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
actual
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
allusions
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
annuity
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
apparel
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
assigned
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
attribute
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
barony
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
became
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
best
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
Bonds
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
borrowed
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
bride
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
Carnwarth
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
change
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
Chapel
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
compensated
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
coxcombs
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
creditor
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
crown
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
curious
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
custom
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
day
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
display
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
doomsday
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
dramatic
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
dress
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
England
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
enter'd
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
entrance
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
expense
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
extravagance
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
extreme
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
family
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
fashionable
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
find
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
five
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
forefathers
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
four
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
France
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
gallant
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
gay
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
Humour
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
hundred
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
increasing
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
indulgence
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
influence
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
informs
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
inordinate
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
instance
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
James
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Jonson
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
land
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
Lord
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
love
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
made
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
Magdalen's
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Man
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
many
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
Memorie
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
mention
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
money
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
more
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
nobility
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
numbers
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
occasion
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
occurs
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
other
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
out
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
payable
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
period
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
perpetual
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
personal
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
Piercie
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
pounds
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
power
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
profuse
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
reader
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
restrained
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
retinue
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
Saint
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Scottish
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Shafton's
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
Shakspeare
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
shortlived
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Sir
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From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
Somerville
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
species
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
There
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
three
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
threescore
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
triumph
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
trunks
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
turned
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
twere
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
two
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From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
V
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
vanity
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From this reading The display made by their forefathers was in the numbers of their retinue; but as the actual influence of the nobility began to be restrained both in France and England by the increasing power of the crown, the indulgence of vanity in personal display became more inordinate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote: Sir Piercie Shafton's extreme love of dress was an attribute of the coxcombs of this period.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
writers
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From this reading There are many allusions to this change of custom in Shakspeare and other dramatic writers, where the reader may find mention made of “Bonds enter'd into For gay apparel against the triumph day.”
year
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From this reading In the year 1537, when James V. brought over his shortlived bride from France, the Lord Somerville of the day was so profuse in the expense of his apparel, that the money which he borrowed on the occasion was compensated by a perpetual annuity of threescore pounds Scottish, payable out of the barony of Carnwarth till doomsday, which was assigned by the creditor to Saint Magdalen's Chapel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jonson informs us, that for the first entrance of a gallant, “'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel.”--_Every Man out of his Humour._ In the Memorie of the Somerville family, a curious instance occurs of this fashionable species of extravagance.
