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The Big Time

Chapter III

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Hell is the place for me.
For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.
With them will I go.
There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.
There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Big Time

Chapter III

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Hell is the place for me.
Line 2
For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.
Line 3
With them will I go.
Line 4
There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.
Line 5
There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.”

All words in this reading · 44

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also

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

brave

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

churchmen

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

ermine

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From this reading There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hell is the place for me.

gallant

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

go

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

gold

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From this reading There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.

gracious

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

grand

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

Hell

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From this reading Hell is the place for me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading With them will I go.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hell is the place for me.

killed

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

knights

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

ladies

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

lord

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

lovers

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Hell is the place for me.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

place

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From this reading Hell is the place for me.

sables

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From this reading There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.

silver

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From this reading There go the gold and the silver, the sables and ermine.

soldiers

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

some

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hell is the place for me.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading With them will I go.

There

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

three

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

tourney

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

two

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From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

war

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From this reading For to Hell go the fine churchmen, and the fine knights, killed in the tourney or in some grand war, the brave soldiers and the gallant gentlemen.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There go also the fair gracious ladies who have lovers two or three beside their lord.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading With them will I go.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With them will I go.