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1691
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
alms-begging
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From this reading ‘To quest’ is to go alms-begging.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
beg
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
carry
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
cf
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Charity
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Clares
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Colettines
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
community
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
D'Emilliane's
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Dominicanesses
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Earthquake
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Emissaries
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Extern
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Farmer
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Fields
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
foundation
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Frauds
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
go
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘To quest’ is to go alms-begging.
later
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Lay
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Money
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Monks
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
out
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Poor
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
Purgatory
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
quest
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From this reading ‘To quest’ is to go alms-begging.
Quests
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From this reading _Quests._ Quêteuses.
Quêteuses
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From this reading _Quests._ Quêteuses.
Romish
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
said
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
sends
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Sisters
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From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
some
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
Souls
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
there
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘To quest’ is to go alms-begging.
Translation
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From this reading The Sisters of Charity are of later foundation. cf. Translation, D’Emilliane’s _Frauds of Romish Monks_ (1691): ‘The Farmer [of Purgatory Money] sends some of his Emissaries into the Fields to carry on the Quest there for the said Souls’; and _Earthquake .
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Extern Sisters, Poor Clares and Colettines; Lay Sisters, Dominicanesses, who go out and beg for the community.
