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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 Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
a-gates
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
all
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From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
any
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
armour
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
Baron
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
better
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
brush
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
causeway
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
coming
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
company
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
deemed
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
Deepdale
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
Eastcheaping
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
else
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
fields
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
five
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
follows
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From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
give
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
heart
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
heed
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
history
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
knew
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
knights
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
known
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
less
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
light
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
lord
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
matter
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
Medard
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
men-at-arms
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
month
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
news
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
nought
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
Now
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
out
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
rides
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
riding
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
roads
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
rode
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
said
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From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
Sir
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
small
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
somewhat
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
tale
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
thereafter
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here follows all that shall be told of the said war.
town
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
turned
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
war
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
way
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From this reading In somewhat less than a month from their coming to Eastcheaping they had sure news that the Baron was on the way to the town with a great company of knights and men-at-arms; and thereafter it was known that he was riding with a light heart and little heed.
well
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From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore Sir Medard turned the matter over in his mind, and, whereas if any one knew well the roads and the fields about Eastcheaping, he, Sir Medard, knew them better, he deemed he might give this great lord a brush by the way.
white
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
wit
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From this reading So he rode out a-gates with but a small company of men-at-arms, five score to wit, all in white armour, and rides with them along the causeway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
write
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From this reading Now I have nought to do to write a chronicle of the good town of Eastcheaping, or a history of this war of them of the town with the Baron of Deepdale, or else a long tale I might make of it.
