1023
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
1024
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
1025
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From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
126
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From this reading _126.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
archersnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃərz/
plural of “archer” — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
battell
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From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
befellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
bowne
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
buskèd
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
a person who is in charge
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
chivalrynounUS /ˈʃɪvəlri/
courtesy towards women
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
crowne
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
dayes
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From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
DurhamnounUS /ˈdɜːrəm/
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
at any time
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
fairestadjectiveUS /ˈferɪst/
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
set up or found
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
destroyed or killed
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
Hearkenverb
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
hear with intention
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
litle
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From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
Lordings
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From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
not in physical motion
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
stounde
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From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
express in words
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
Third'snounUS /θɜːrdz/
possessive form of “third” — one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
tydings
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From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
warenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydings into Scotland came That all England was gone.
at the time that
From this reading II It befell in Edward the Third’s dayes, When in England he ware the crowne, That all the chief chivalry of England They buskèd[1023] and made them bowne[1024].
in the company of; together with
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading III They have chosen all the best archers That in England might be found, And all was to fight with the King of France, Within a litle stounde[1025].
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Durham Field_ I Lordings, listen, and hold you still; Hearken to me a spell; I shall you tell of the fairest battell That ever in England befell.
