Chapter II

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From this reading 36.

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From this reading 37.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

inflected form of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

a desirable state

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

brought into existence

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a citizen of an English borough

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

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

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a quantity that is added

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

assistance in time of difficulty

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And one that neither did him harm nor good.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

from that place or that time

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

up to a particular time

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

take in marriage

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

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

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

which person or people

From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

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From this reading A boon companion to increase this crew By chance, a gentle Florentine, was led; A Florentine, altho' the father who Begot him, in the Casentine was bred; Who nigh become a burgher of his new Domicile, there was well content to wed; And so in Bibbiena wived, which ranks Among the pleasant towns on Arno's banks.

produce a literary work

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.

time long past

From this reading At Lamporecchio, he of whom I write Was born, for dumb Masetto* fam'd of yore, Thence roam'd to Florence; and in piteous plight There sojourned till nineteen, like pilgrim poor; And shifted thence to Rome, with second flight Hoping some succour from a kinsman's store; A cardinal allied to him by blood.