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_Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_. _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word. _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success? ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next. France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “_Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.”
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From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
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From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
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From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
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From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
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From this reading France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
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From this reading France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
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From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Char._ Divinest creature, Astræa’s daughter, [aaf004] How shall I honour thee for this success?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading France, triumph in thy glorious prophetess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter, on the walls_, LA PUCELLE, CHARLES, REIGNIER, ALENÇON, _and Soldiers_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ·aaf005· Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens [aaf006] That one day bloom’d and fruitful were the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Puc._ Advance our waving colours on the walls; [aaf001] Rescued is Orleans from the English: [aaf002] Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform’d her word.
