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Chapter VII
Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is. CHAUCER. "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?" "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me. And a tired body can soon be put right.
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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading “Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And a tired body can soon be put right.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And a tired body can soon be put right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And a tired body can soon be put right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
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From this reading CHAUCER.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
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From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
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From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading And a tired body can soon be put right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
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From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading "'Twould take more nor that, miss, to tire me.
at the time that
From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
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From this reading Altered Circumstances (For) of Fortune's sharp adversity The worste kinde of infortune is this, A man to have been in prosperite And it remember when it passed is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "THERE, Mat, haven't I tired you out?"
