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ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Bocke
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
call
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Chelmer
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Chelmsford
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Dancing
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
deer
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Deering
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Doe
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
EDWARD
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Edward's
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
English
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Explanation
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explanations
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fallow
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
find
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
follows
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forest
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Forrest
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
given
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
GRANT
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From this reading _The_ GRANT _in_ OLD ENGLISH.
granting
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
heirs
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Heorte
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Hind
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Hundred
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
IChe
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
kepen
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
kindling
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
King
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Koning
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
made
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
merry
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Modern
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
OLD
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From this reading _The_ GRANT _in_ OLD ENGLISH.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Peperking
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
Peverell
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
Ralph
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
RANDOLPH
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
ranger
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
records
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
red
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From this reading IChe EDWARD Koning, I Edward the king, Have given of my Forrest the Have made ranger of my forest of kepen of the Hundred of _Chelmer_ Chelmsford hundred and Deering and _Dancing_. hundred, To RANDOLPH PEPERKING, Ralph Peverell, for him and his And to his kindling. heirs for ever; With Heorte and Hind, Doe and With both the red and fallow Bocke, deer.
return
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
sake
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TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take my explanations with it for the sake of those that are not used to the ancient English:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take my explanations with it for the sake of those that are not used to the ancient English:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
used
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very
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
way
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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words
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From this reading But I return to King Edward’s merry way, as I call it, of granting this forest to this Ralph Peperking, which I find in the ancient records, in the very words it was passed in, as follows.
