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The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2
The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2 is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.
Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."
Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.
There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!
Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.
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The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2 is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.
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Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."
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Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.
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There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!
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Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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forth adverb US /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."”

halt verb US /hɔːlt/

cause to stop

From this reading “Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.”

preying verb US /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “prey” — profit from in an exploitatory manner

From this reading “Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.”

pride noun US /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading “Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.”

sire verb US /ˈsaɪər/

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading “There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!”

som noun US /sɑːm/

the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan

From this reading “Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.”

thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!”

toted verb US /ˈtoʊtɪd/

past form of “tote” — carry with difficulty

From this reading “Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.”

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471

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

670

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

680

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

690

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

aisliche

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

aspyede

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From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

auntrede

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

bote

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

Carmes

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From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

coppe

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From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

coveytise

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

Crede

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

faile

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

ferthere

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

fonden

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From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

fraynen

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From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

frere

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From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

fulnoun

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

gloseth

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

Godes

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

godspel

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

haltverbUS /hɔːlt/

cause to stop

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

hetes

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

hym

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

lel

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

Lere

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

lerne

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

letten

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

Leve

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

levest

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

liif

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

Lordes

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

loveth

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

lyveth

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

mede

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

neyther

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

noughtnoun

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

pater-noster

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

preyingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “prey” — profit from in an exploitatory manner

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

seide

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

seyde

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From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

sireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

somnounUS /sɑːm/

the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

synne

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From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

taverne

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From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading There I auntrede me in, And aisliche I seyde, 680 "Leve sire, for the Lordes love That thou on levest!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Than seide I to myself, "Here is no bote; Here pride is the pater-noster In preying of synne; 670 {471} Her Crede is coveytise:-- Now can I no ferthere.

totedverbUS /ˈtoʊtɪd/

past form of “tote” — carry with difficulty

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

werchen

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

wil

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From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Than toted I into a taverne, And there I aspyede Two frere Carmes With a ful coppe.

Withouten

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From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Lere me to som man My Crede for to lerne, That lyveth in lel liif, And loveth no synne, And gloseth nought the godspel, But halt Godes hetes, And neyther money ne mede Ne may hym nought letten, 690 But werchen after Godes word, Withouten any faile.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet wil I fonden forth, And fraynen the Carmes."

Chapter 3 of The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2 by William Langland holds 544 sentences, grouped into 109 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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