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the oxford cleric is ___ with a hollow look

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thin

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the oxford cleric’s horse is

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thinner than a rake

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oxford cleric’s sin

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sloth- instead of working he borrows money.

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the lawyer’s deadly sins

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sloth and greed

he was less busy than he seemed to be and charged large amounts for his services

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no one could pinch a comma from his screeds

means–

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the lawyer

he wrotewell

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he knew every statue off by rote

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lawyer

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what does rote mean

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able to repeat in repetition

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it positively snowed with meat and drink is from the

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franklin

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what is a franklin

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a wealthy land owner

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what is the franklin’s job

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to collect taxes

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what is possibly the franklin’s sin

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gluttony

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who else has everything polished like the yeoman

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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what was the sin of the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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pride- believed tehir work was better than anyone else

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they were so trim and fresh their gear would pass for new

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook are all part oft the

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new middle class

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the summer heat had tanned his color brown

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skipper

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pestilence means

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plagues

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how were pestilences good for the doctor

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more sick people = more money

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the doctor eats in

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moderation

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what is the doctor’s deadly sin

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greed- love for money

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in his own diet he observed some measure / there were no superfluities for pleasure

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doctor

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and each made money from the other’s guile

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doctor

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bath is a

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city/ vacation spot

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what is the wife of bath’s occupation

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seamstress

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why is the wife of bath on the trip
to show off or chat or have fun
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what is the gapped tooth a sign of
beauty
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and she had thrice been to jerusalem
wife of bath
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and knew the remedies for love's mischances
wife of bath
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the wife of bath can be compared to the _____ because they are both ____
monk | modern
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the wife of bath's deadly sins
``` lusty- red clothing, 5 husbands pride- boastful, greed- flaunts her wealth wrath- gets angry at those who go before her gluttony- shapely figure ```
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who must go first in the church offerings
wife of bath
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the parson can be compared to the ____ as they both don't have a ____
knight | deadly sin
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what is the parson's deadly sin
nothing
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never contemptuous of sinful men is a ___ and describes
hyperbole | parson
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what does the parson do
member of the clergy | helps the poor
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that if gold rust, what then will iron do
parson
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he stayed at home ... so that no wolf should make the sheep miscarry
parson
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and shame it is to see. a shitten shepherd and a snowy flock
parson
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what is the plowman's sin
nothing
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he was an honest worker, good and true
plowman
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loving God best with all his heart and mind And then his neighbor as himself, repined
plowman
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what does the plowman do
works in the field
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a poor but noncomplaining man
plowman
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who made sure to pay his tithes
plowman
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the plowman was a brother in
Christ
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who boasts his strength
the miller
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he could heave any door off hinge and post
miller
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how much pounds are in a stone
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the miller is a person with a ____ mouth and tells ____ stories
vulgar | tavern
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who has a wart on nose and hair on wart
miller
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a thumb of gold, by God to gauge an oat
miller
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what does the manciple do
purchase food and supplies for a law court
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he can outpace the wisdom of a heap of learned men
manciple
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who tries to get the best deal on everything and is therefore guilty of greed and believes he is the best at his job so he is guilty of pride
manciple
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who has the rusty blade
reeve
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who has many outbursts of anger
reeve
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and he could judge by watching drought and rain
reeve
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feared like the plague he was, by those beneath
reeve
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well tucked away yet out it came to pleasure means
the reeve is stealing money
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the reeve can be compared to ___ bc they are both dishonest and good at what they do
skipper
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what is the job of the reeve
he is appointed by the lord to be a boss and overseer he is in charge of crop and farm animals . in charge of the book
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what two pilgrims have hot heads
franklin | reeve
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who are thin pilgrims
oxford cleric | reeve
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who was ugly
summoner
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who was stupid and had bad breath
summoner
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who could be bribed to excused a concubine (prostitute)
summoner
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for in his purse the punishment should be
summonr
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who had hair as yellow as wax | hanging down smoothly like a hank of flax
pardoner
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he had the small voice a goat has goat
pardoner
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who is compared to a gelding
pardoner
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gelding
neutured horse
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and by his flatteries and prevarication/ made monkeys of the priest and congregation
pardoner
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prevarication
lies
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examples of the pardoner's relics
piece of sail that peter has pillow case that was lady's veil pile of pig bones

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