Chapter V

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

(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 And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

place side by side or in close proximity

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

past form of “endue” — give qualities or abilities to

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

immediately past

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

not any; not one

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

edible viscera of a butchered animal

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

out of fashion

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

a human being

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

give an interpretation or explanation to

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

precisely, exactly

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

cut with a saw

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

carry out

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

the upper part of anything

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

(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 And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

in or at the place that

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.

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

From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

a Caucasian

From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

belonging to which person

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Tyll at the last, at a feast solemply To a temple I went, dame Musike to heare Play on her organs with swete armony; But than on lofte I saw to me appeare The floure of comforte, the sterre of vertue clere, Whose beaute bright into my herte did passe, Lyke as fayre Phebus doth shyne in the glasse.

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From this reading And first of all my herte gan to lerne Right well to register in remembraunce, How that her beautie I might than decerne, From top to to endued with pleasaunce, Which I shall shew withouten variaunce; Her shining here so properly she dresses Alofe her forehed with fayre golden tresses.

a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

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From this reading Wyth a lyttle pytte in her well-favored chynne; Her necke longe as whyte as ony lylly, With vaynes blew in which the blode ran inne; Her paypes round and therto right prety; Her armes sclender and of goodly body; Her fingers small and therto right longe, White as the milke, with blew vaynes among.

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From this reading Her forehead stepe, with fayre browes ybent, Her eyen gray, her nose streyght and fayre, In her whyte chekes the fayre bloud it went As among the whyte the rede to repayre: Her mouth right small, her breth swete of ayre, Her lyppes softe and ruddy as a rose, No hert on lyve but it wold him appose.

but in spite of that

From this reading So was my herte by the stroke of love With sorow prest, and with mortall payne; That unneth I myght from the place remove, Where as I stode I was so take certayne, Yet up I loked to se her agayne, And at aventure with a sory moode, Up than I went where as her person stode.