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1
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
2
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From this reading [Footnote 2: La Pucelle d'Orléans.
285
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
3
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
367
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
439
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
accordance
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
Addison's
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
altered
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
Ambree
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
Answer
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
B
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
ballad
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
bold
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
c
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From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
compared
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
d'Orléans
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From this reading [Footnote 2: La Pucelle d'Orléans.
E
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
edition
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
English
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
exploits
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
Flanders
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
France
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
Grey's
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
Hudibras
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
ii
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
Joan
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
La
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From this reading [Footnote 2: La Pucelle d'Orléans.
Lady's
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
line
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From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
Mall
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
Mary
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
note
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
poem
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
popular
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
Pucelle
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From this reading [Footnote 2: La Pucelle d'Orléans.
See
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
stout
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
suggestions
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
Swift
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
tall
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
text
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From this reading The line in the text is from "Hudibras," Part I, c.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
Trulla
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
verse
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
version
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
virago
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From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
W
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From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 2, 367, where she is compared with Trulla: "A bold virago, stout and tall, As Joan of France, or English Mall."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Footnote 1: This is the version of the poem as altered by Swift in accordance with Addison's suggestions.--_W. E. B_.]
written
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From this reading See "Hudibras," "Lady's Answer," verse 285, and note in Grey's edition, ii, 439.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: Mary Ambree, on whose exploits in Flanders the popular ballad was written.
