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1539
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
accepted
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
actions
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
adventures
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
all
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
asylum
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
attempts
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
Booke
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
borderlandes
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
brother's
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
came
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
Carlisle
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
casket
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
castel
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
commissioners
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
compelled
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
contained
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
country
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
decided
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
declared
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
discard
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
disorder
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
drag
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
February
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
fifth
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
fish-pond
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
friend
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
Galloway
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
habit
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
hadde
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
Hours
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
house
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
imminent
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
invitation
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
iron
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
Italie
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
jewels
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
kill
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
king's
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
knew
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
knowinge
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
lady's
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
light
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
like
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
losing
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
Malcolm
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
managed
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
manie
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
many
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
Maxwell
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
mi
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
miself
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
moon
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
more
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
moss-troopers
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
night
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
north
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
offered
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
older
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
once
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
own
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
peril
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
Peter
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
phials
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
ready
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
really
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
recovering
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
relic
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
return
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
roade
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
Rome
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
Saint
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
say
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
saying
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
Scotland
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
secrete
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From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
speak
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
Stamford
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
steal
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From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
succeeded
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
touching
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
Treyf
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From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the borderlandes all was in disorder, and the moss-troopers were ever ready to steal and kill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Malcolm, who was older than myself, I declared that my casket contained my Booke of Hours and a relic of Saint Peter--the which I had brought from Rome--for he knew not that it really contained my dead lady's jewels and her secrete phials.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "On the fifth of February 1539, my friend Malcolm Maxwell, who like miself had been compelled by the king's commissioners to discard his habit, came to me, saying that he had decided to return to Scotland, his own country, and offered me asylum in his brother's house, the castel of Treyf, in Galloway.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
wood
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From this reading His invitation accepted, I managed one night by the light of the moon to drag the fish-pond, and after many attempts succeeded in recovering the casket of wood and iron that I had brought from Italie, no one knowinge of my actions.
York
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From this reading As touching our journey north by the great roade through Stamford and York to Carlisle I will not speak, save to say that we hadde manie adventures, and more than once I was in imminent peril of losing mi precious casket.
