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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
all
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
applicable
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
applies
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
beard
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
blue
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
broun
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
burly
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
called
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
captives
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
certainly
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
Chaucer
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
Chaucer's
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
clear
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
clearly
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
dressed
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
drown
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
early
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
earnest
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
far
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
farther
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
fellow
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
filch
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
go
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
hardly
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
head
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
heel
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
hew
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
honest-looking
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From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
hote
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
hue
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
irony
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
likeness
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
lost
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
made
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
many
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
men
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
NICEBOOTS
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From this reading NICEBOOTS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
portrait
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
sat
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
sea-fight
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
shake
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
shipman
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From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
somer
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
tempest
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
thank
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
vessel
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From this reading The next morning the captain of the lost vessel called upon me early to thank me for himself and his men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have sat for a portrait of Chaucer’s shipman, as far as his hue and the first look of him went.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
wine
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From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was clear that “in many a tempest had his beard be shake,” and certainly “the hote somer had made his hew all broun;” but farther the likeness would hardly go, for the “good fellow” which Chaucer applies with such irony to the shipman of his time, who would filch wine, and drown all the captives he made in a sea-fight, was clearly applicable in good earnest to this shipman.
