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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 Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
according
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
age
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
ant
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From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
boy
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
branches
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
cudgell
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From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
deceased
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
destinies
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
doe
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From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
Ergo
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
fates
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
Father
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
forbid
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
Gob
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From this reading Gob.
God
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
gone
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
heauen
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
houell-post
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From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
indeede
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
Lan
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From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
Lancelet
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
Lau
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
Launcelet
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From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
learning
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
like
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From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
Maister
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
maistership
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From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
Marrie
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do I look like a cudgell or a houell-post, a staffe or a prop: doe you know me Father Gob.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
odde
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
plaine
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
please
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From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
prop
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
say
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
sayings
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
sisters
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
staffe
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
talke
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
tearmes
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
three
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
verie
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From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of my age, my verie prop Lau.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
yong
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From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ergo Maister Lancelet, talke not of maister Lancelet Father, for the yong gentleman according to fates and destinies, and such odde sayings, the sisters three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine tearmes, gone to heauen Gob.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership Lan.
