Chapter 13 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS. Brit. Mus. (4787, fol. 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
Chapter 13 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading “Brit.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “224), which is headed “Ex Jo.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
change to the contrary
From this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “[674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.”
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
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From this reading (4787, fol.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
further or added
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading Brit.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
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From this reading (4787, fol.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading Mus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
change to the contrary
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
in or at the place that
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 224), which is headed “Ex Jo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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From this reading [674] _Salve plus, &c._] From Marshe’s ed. of Skelton’s _Workes_, 1568, (where it is printed on the reverse of the title-page), collated with a copy in Additional MSS.
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