used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
Adowne
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From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
in addition
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
avaunced
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
battayle
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
beheadedadjectiveUS /bɪˈhedɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
betwene
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
blowe
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
crye
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From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
declinyng
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
downe
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From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
dured
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
dyd
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
fende
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From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
Fulnoun
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
heade
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
hym
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
lowe
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
lyke
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From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
myght
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
overthrowe
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
Perceveraunce
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From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
Phebus
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
ryche
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From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
ryght
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From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
sawe
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
sayde
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From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
shorte
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From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
soone
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From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
suche
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
swerde
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From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
Tyll
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From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
unlaceverb
undo the ties of
From this reading When I sawe this, as fast as myght be Adowne I came, and did then unlace His seventh helmet, ryght ryche for to see, And hym beheaded in a ryght shorte space.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The battayle dured betwene us right long, Tyll I sawe Phebus declinyng full lowe.
verlet
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From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
at the time that
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I avaunced my swerde that was sure and strong, And with my myght I gave hym suche a blowe On his seventh heade, that he dyd overthrowe.
wo
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From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading When he was downe he gan to crye and yell, Ful lyke a serpent or a fende of hell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then full soone there came to the place Perceveraunce and my verlet also; Alas! they sayde, we were for you ryght wo.
