used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
Blanche
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From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
the act of departing
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
destroyed or killed
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
Lisa
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From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
joined in matrimony
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/
plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
express a supposition
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For seven days the balance hung doubtful.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though not literally "gone to be married," they are certainly "going."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ```"Gone to be married? gone to swear a peace?
Treherne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ```Shall Lewis have Blanche, and Blanche these `````provinces?"= Which means, "shall Treherne have Lisa, and Lisa Treherne Court?"
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it is to be: I suppose it must be.
