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The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”
Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.
Why so koy and full of skorne?
Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.
By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.
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The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”
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Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.
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Why so koy and full of skorne?
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Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.
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By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

borne verb US /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading “Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.”

oft adverb US /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading “Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.”

porte noun US /pɔːrt/

the Ottoman court in Constantinople

From this reading “Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.”

proud adjective US /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading “By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.”

sold adjective US /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading “Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.”

trust noun US /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading “By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.”

wanton verb US /ˈwɔːntən/

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading “Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.”

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10

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

224

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From this reading [224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

beggys

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

borneverbUS /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

boteles

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From this reading [224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”

botemles

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From this reading [224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

crede

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From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

draffe

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

dreggys

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

ednounUS /ed/

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading [224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

furryd

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

goodnes

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

gowne

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

haue

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From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

koy

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From this reading Why so koy and full of skorne?

manerles

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

Marshe's

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From this reading [224] _boteles_] Marshe’s ed. “botemles.”

mastres

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

medelyng

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

Myne

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

nede

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From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

nedeles

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

oftadverbUS /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

Plente

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

pohen

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From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

portenounUS /pɔːrt/

the Ottoman court in Constantinople

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

prayse

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

purs

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

PutverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

rayll

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

recheles

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

ryot

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

skant

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

skorne

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From this reading Why so koy and full of skorne?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Why so koy and full of skorne?

soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

sprede

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From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading By crede, I trust to se the day, As proud a pohen as ye sprede, Of me and other ye may haue nede.

tyme

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

vp

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

wene

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why so koy and full of skorne?

Womanhod

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

worne

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From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

yll

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Myne horse is sold, I wene, you say; My new furryd gowne, when it is worne, 10 Put vp youre purs, ye shall non pay.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

Youre

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From this reading Womanhod, wanton, ye want; Youre medelyng, mastres, is manerles; Plente of yll, of goodnes skant, Ye rayll at ryot, recheles: To prayse youre porte it is nedeles; For all your draffe yet and youre dreggys, As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys.

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