#  Test your Reading of the General Prologue (Lines 669-858) 

 



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**Write down your translations of the bold-faced words in each of the following lines into clear modern English.**

676 But smothe it heeng as dooth a **strike** of **flex**;

679 But thynne it lay, by **colpons** **oon and oon**.  
  
682 **Hym thoughte** he rood al of the **newe jet**;  
  
687 **Bretful** of **pardoun** comen from Rome al hoot.  
  
696 He seyde he hadde a **gobet of the seyl**  
  
704 Than that the person gat in monthes **tweye**;  
  
710 But **alderbest** he song an **offertorie**;  
  
721 How that we **baren us** that **ilke** nyght,  
  
730 For this ye knowen **al so** wel as I:  
  
735 Or ellis he **moot** telle his tale **untrewe**,  
  
741 Eek Plato seith, whoso **kan hym rede**,  
  
749 He served us with **vitaille** **at the beste**;  
  
754 A fairer **burgeys** was ther noon in Chepe --  
  
764 I **saugh** nat this yeer so myrie a compaignye  
  
769 "Ye goon to Caunterbury -- God **yow speede**,  
  
779 And for to **werken** as I shal yow seye,  
  
786 And graunted hym withouten moore **avys**,  
  
792 In this viage **shal** telle tales tweye  
  
798 Tales of best **sentence** and moost **solaas** --  
  
799 Shal have a soper **at oure aller cost**  
  
807 And if ye **vouche sauf** that it be so,  
  
823 Up roos oure Hoost, and was **oure aller cok**,  
  
830 **If even-song and morwe-song accorde**,  
  
840 And ye, sire Clerk, **lat be** youre **shamefastnesse**,  
  
853 He seyde, "**Syn** I **shal** bigynne the game,  
  
857 And he bigan with right a myrie **cheere**

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