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1503
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From this reading DUNBAR'S _Thrissal and the Rois_, 1503.
abbey
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
Amang
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SWORDBLADES AND SALVE.
Apryll
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
beautiful
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
begyn
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
birdis
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
birds
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
blast
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
bright
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
Crucis
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
delyt
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
DUNBAR'S
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From this reading DUNBAR'S _Thrissal and the Rois_, 1503.
flouris
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
harmony
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
houris
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
leif
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
lusty
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
maid
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
Marche
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
merrily
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
mother
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
Nature
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
oak
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
odouris
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
old
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
older
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
orchards
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
orient
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
palace
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
past
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
Quhais
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
Quhen
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
quhyt
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
red
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
Rois
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From this reading DUNBAR'S _Thrissal and the Rois_, 1503.
SALVE
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From this reading SWORDBLADES AND SALVE.
Sancte
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
sang
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
shouris
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
silver
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
SWORDBLADES
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From this reading SWORDBLADES AND SALVE.
Tane
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
tender
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From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
Thrissal
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From this reading DUNBAR'S _Thrissal and the Rois_, 1503.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
trees
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From this reading The next morning was bright and beautiful; the birds sang merrily in the old orchards of the palace and the older oak trees of the abbey of Sancte Crucis.
variand
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had maid the birdis to begyn their houris, Amang the tender odouris red and quhyt, Quhais harmony to heir it was delyt."
wes
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
windis
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From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Quhen Marche with variand windis wes past, And Apryll had with her silver shouris Tane leif of Nature with an orient blast; And lusty May, that mother is of flouris.
