Chapter 5 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.” Skelton’s _Magnyfycence_, v. 1095. vol. i. 260. “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Chapter 5 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ““_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ““Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.””
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ““_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading ““_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.””
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From this reading 1095. vol. i.
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From this reading 260.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
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From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
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From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1095. vol. i.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skelton’s _Magnyfycence_, v.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
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From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skelton’s _Magnyfycence_, v.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Nowe, _of good felowshyp_, let me by thy dogge.”
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Skelton’s _Magnyfycence_, v.
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From this reading 1095. vol. i.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Yng._ But yf thou wylt haue a song that is good I haue one of robynhode The best that euer was made.
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