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1356
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
absent
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
account
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
age
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
all
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
animals
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
author
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
belief
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
beliefs
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
ben
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
certain
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
commiserate
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
contre
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
creatures
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
credulous
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
crocodile
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
crocodiles
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
Crokodilles
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
curiosities
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
days
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
destroyed
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
devoured
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
earliest
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
eaten
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
English
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
exhibitions
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
exists
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
fact
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
few
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
foundation
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
further
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
indicates
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
jaw
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
jaws
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
John
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
jowe
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
lower
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
Mandeville
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
manner
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
men
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
meven
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
move
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
namely
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
nether
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
nought
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
old
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
only
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
passengers
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
plenty
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
poet
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
popular
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
prior
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
prose
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
published
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
quaint
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
regards
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
remarks
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
reptile's
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
seized
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
Serpent
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
Serpents
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
seyed
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
shed
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
Sir
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
slew
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
states
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
sympathetic
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From this reading As regards the tears of the crocodile, no foundation of fact exists for the belief in such sympathetic exhibitions.
sympathizing
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
tears
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
tells
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
thei
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
there
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
things
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
thus
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
tonge
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
too
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
Travile
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
treacherous
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
turning
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
two
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From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
upper
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
Voiage
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir John thus states two popular beliefs of his time and of days prior to his age, namely, that crocodiles move their upper jaws, and that a tongue was absent in these animals.
way
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
weeping
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
whan
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From this reading He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
woes
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From this reading The poet thus indicates the belief that not only do crocodiles shed tears, but that sympathizing passengers, turning to commiserate the reptile's woes, are seized and destroyed by the treacherous creatures.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
writer
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
yonde
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
zoölogical
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From this reading That quaint and credulous old author--the earliest writer of English prose--Sir John Mandeville, in his "Voiage," or account of his "Travile," published about 1356--in which, by the way, there are to be found accounts of not a few wonderful things in the way of zoölogical curiosities--tells us that in a certain "contre and be all yonde, ben great plenty of Crokodilles, that is, a manner of a long Serpent as I have seyed before."
