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The Vnfortunate Traveller

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?
Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.
Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.
Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.
For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.
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The Vnfortunate Traveller

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Vnfortunate Traveller is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?
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Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.
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Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.
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Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.
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For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

Learner Dictionary

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

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dilate verb US /ˌdaɪˈleɪt/

become wider

From this reading “For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.”

globe noun US /ɡloʊb/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading “O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?”

perfumed adjective US /pərˈfjuːmd/

filled or impregnated with perfume

From this reading “Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.”

Protestants noun US /ˈprɑːtəstənts/

plural of “protestant” — an adherent of Protestantism

From this reading “Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.”

richly adverb US /ˈrɪtʃli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading “Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.”

shirts noun US /ʃɜːrts/

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading “Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.”

superstition noun US /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading “Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.”

whiles noun US /waɪlz/

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading “For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.”

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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 O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

bandes

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

brauest

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

cleane

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

deale

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From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

decideverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

dilateverbUS /ˌdaɪˈleɪt/

become wider

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

distresse

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

doo

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From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

dooing

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

feete

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

globenounUS /ɡloʊb/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

gownes

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

hapned

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From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

haue

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

heauen

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From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

heauenly

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

hospitalls

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

LadiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

mayds

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

Mercators

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From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

meritnounUS /ˈmerət/

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

modell

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From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

noblemens

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

obiects

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From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

onely

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From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

perfecternoun

a skilled worker who perfects something

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/

filled or impregnated with perfume

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

pilgrimes

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

pontificalibus

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From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

poore

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

ProtestantsnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənts/

plural of “protestant” — an adherent of Protestantism

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

pulpets

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

recompence

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

retyring

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

RomenounUS /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

seruants

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

souldiour

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

souldiours

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

soule-exalting

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From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

superstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

talke

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From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

thinke

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

trauell

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From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

vnprofitable

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

vnto

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From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

vs

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From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

wayting

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading O _Rome_, if thou hast in thee such soule-exalting obiects: what a thing is heauen in comparison of thee, of which _Mercators_ globe is a perfecter modell than thou art?

whilesnounUS /waɪlz/

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading For the Pope and his pontificalibus I will not deale with, onely I will dilate vnto you what hapned whiles I was in _Rome_.

workes

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From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

woundsnounUS /wuːndz/

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Their hospitalls are more like noblemens houses than otherwise: so richly furnished, cleane kept, and hot perfumed, that a souldiour would thinke it a sufficient recompence for his trauell and his wounds, to haue such a heauenly retyring place.

yeare

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From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet this I must say to the shame of vs Protestants, if good workes may merit heauen, they doo them, we talke of them.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Whether superstition or no makes the vnprofitable seruants, that let pulpets decide: but there, you shall haue the brauest Ladies in gownes of beaten gold, washing pilgrimes and poore souldiours feete and dooing nothing they and their wayting mayds all the yeare long, but making shirts and bandes for them against they come by in distresse.

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