Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

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the superior of an abbey of monks

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in addition

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

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showing who or what does the action

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past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

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very opposed in nature or character or purpose

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(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Cruelty of the Duke of Urbino, who, contrary to the promise he had given to the Duchess, hanged a poor lady that had consented to convey letters to his son’s sweetheart, the sister of the Abbot of Farse.

writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

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a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading SIXTH DAY.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

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the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

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a British peer of the highest rank

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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving

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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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acknowledged as a supposition

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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Cruelty of the Duke of Urbino, who, contrary to the promise he had given to the Duchess, hanged a poor lady that had consented to convey letters to his son’s sweetheart, the sister of the Abbot of Farse.

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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ten 10s

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moving to the inside of something

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a polite name for any woman

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the literary culture

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a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

From this reading Prologue Tale LI.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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very recently

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

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plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

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deserving or inciting pity

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prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

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an introduction to a play

From this reading Prologue Tale LI.

make a promise or commitment

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the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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being three more than seventy

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a female person who has the same parents as another person

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coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading SIXTH DAY.

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Cruelty of the Duke of Urbino, who, contrary to the promise he had given to the Duchess, hanged a poor lady that had consented to convey letters to his son’s sweetheart, the sister of the Abbot of Farse.

a person loved by another person

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the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Prologue Tale LI.

the words of something written

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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

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past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

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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

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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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which person or people

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