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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 Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
abacke
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
all
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
asking
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
bad
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
beene
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
belive
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
Christ
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
companye
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
countrye
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
draw
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
drive
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
Fast
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
fee
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
granted
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
heard
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
heaven
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
hee
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
heere
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
hyed
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
Itt
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
John
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
knewe
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
knights
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
Litle
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
loose
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
looset
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
madman
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
master
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
mee
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
neere
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
Now
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
Ones
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
quoth
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
Robin
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From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
said
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
sayd
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
seeing
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
shale
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
sheriffe
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
shold
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
sholdest
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
shrift
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
soe
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
speake
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
Stand
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
steven
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From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fast Robin hee hyed him to Litle John, He thought to loose him belive; The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive.
use
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From this reading Itt was never the use in our countrye, Ones shrift another shold heere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
Well
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From this reading Thou art a madman, said the sheriffe, Thou sholdest have had a knights fee: But seeing thy asking hath beene soe bad, Well granted it shale be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
Why
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From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Litle John heard his master speake, Well knewe he it was his steven: Now shall I be looset, quoth Litle John, With Christ his might in heaven.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stand abacke, stand abacke, sayd Robin; Why draw you mee soe neere?
