Chapter VII

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

take revenge for a perceived wrong

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

exhale hard

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

relating to or associated with the bronchi

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

an old form of “does”

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a quad with a square body

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

at any time

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

the act of departing

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

praise vociferously

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

cause to stop

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

be suspended or hanging

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “icicle” — ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

not in action or at work

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

with relatively high volume

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

engage in

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

a satirical imitation of heroic verse

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a form of address for a man

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

add pepper to

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “pitchfork” — a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

a man who plows

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

meat from a domestic hog or pig

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

cause to run

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

plural of “rake” — a dissolute man in fashionable society

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

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From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

take hold of; grab

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

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From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

term of address for a man

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

in the near future

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

a professional dancer

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “tater” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

a state of depression

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

a hole for the escape of gas or air

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May he, like me, be martyr to lumbag_er_, Tic-doloreux, sciatica, and ag_er_, Sore-throats, neuralgia, hooping-cough, and sneezing, Rheumatics, asthma, colds, and bronchial wheezings.

at the time that

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

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From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

during the time that

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading And while the north-east wind doth round him blow, Ye clouds, hail, mizzle, drizzle, sleet, and snow; Rain rakes and pitchforks, kittens, cats and dogs, While down his throat pour vapours, mists, and fogs.

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading May broken chilblains ever stud his toes, May icicles hang pendent from his nose, May winter's cold his shaving-water freeze, May he be stopped whene'er he's going to sneeze.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading _Sir Brian._ _Pork!_ _Ivan._ When Richard comes he'll stop such idle praters, These plottings Normans and base agi---- _Isaac._ _Taters!_ _Ivan._ He'll make 'em in their knavish doings halt; His action will be battery and as---- _Reb._ _Salt!_ _Ivan._ Out of his land he'll soon make each a stepper, When he returns, by Jove, he'll give 'em---- _Isaac._ _Pepper!_ In another scene Isaac gives vent to a piece of mock-heroic execration directed against Brian de Bois-Guilbert:-- Avenge me, then, ye fates, I do implore.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And when appalled you loudly call for helps, May palsies seize you---- _Sir B._ Oh, shade of Mr. Phelps![51] [51] Mr. Plowman had Mr. Righton for his Isaac, Miss Kate Bishop for his Ivanhoe, Miss Nelly Bromley for his Rowena, Miss Oliver for his Rebecca, Mr. Alfred Bishop for his Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and Mlle. Cornélie D'Anka for his Richard Coeur-de-Lion.