Chapter X
Tender and True
‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid. ‘O St. Andrew! St. Bride! Our Lady of Succour! St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
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Chapter X · Tender and True
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‘For
I
am
now
the
Earlis
son,
And
not
a
banished,
man.’--The
Nut-Brown
Maid.
‘O
St.
Andrew!
St.
Bride!
Our
Lady
of
Succour!
St.
Denys!--all
the
lave
of
you,
that
may
be
nearest
in
this
fremd
land,--come
and
aid
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
‘For
I
am
now
the
Earlis
son,
And
not
a
banished,
man.’--The
Nut-Brown
Maid.
Line 2
‘O
St.
Andrew!
Line 3
St.
Bride!
Line 4
Our
Lady
of
Succour!
Line 5
St.
Denys!--all
the
lave
of
you,
that
may
be
nearest
in
this
fremd
land,--come
and
aid
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
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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 ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
aid
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
all
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
Andrew
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From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
banished
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Bride
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From this reading St. Bride!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Denys
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Earlis
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
fremd
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Lady
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From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
land
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
lave
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Maid
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
man
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
nearest
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From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
now
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
Nut-Brown
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
O
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From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
son
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From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
St
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From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
Succour
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From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.