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Chaucer
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11/13/2005
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alderbest
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best of all
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aventure
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chance
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axe
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ask
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ay
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always
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blyve
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quickly, soon
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beth
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are; (imperative) be
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brenne
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burn
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breste, brast
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burst
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cas
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happening, chance
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chees, chese(n)
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choose, chose, chosen
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conne
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learn, can
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conseil
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secret, advice
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deel
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bit
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him lest (list)
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he wants
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dorste
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dare, dared
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ech
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each
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fere, feere
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companion
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fele, feele
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many
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ferre
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farther
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fil
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fell, happened
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forthy
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therefore
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gan, gonne
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began
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han
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have
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hem lost (or liste)
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they wanted
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hende
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ready to hand, convenient, handy; pleasant, courteous, gentle
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hente
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take, seize, get
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hight
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named, called
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niste
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did not know
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nolde
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would not
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lasse
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less
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lese
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lose
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lest(e)
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please, pleases, pleased, hem (him lest, liste: they (he) wanted
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lete
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leave, forsake, abandon
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lette
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forbear, desist, hinder
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le(e)ve
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dear
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list(e)
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it pleased, it pleases
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lite
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little
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lith
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lies
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make
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mate, husband, make
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maugre
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in spite of
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mede
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reward
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met(te)
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dream
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mo
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more
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nam
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am not
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so(o)the, soothly
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truly
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stente, stynte
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cease, stop, restrain
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steven
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voice
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nones, nonys
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occasion
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noot
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know not
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nyce
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foolish
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nys
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is not
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nyste
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knew not
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pleyne
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complain, lament; full
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prime, pryme
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9am
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rathe
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early, soon
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rede
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advise, interpret, read
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reed
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counsel, advise
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rekke(th)
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heed(s), care(s)
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routhe
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pity
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sely
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innocent, simple
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sentence
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monaing, opinion, sentiments, subject matter
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sikerly
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certainly, truly
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sith
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since, then
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