used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
bawdnounUS /bɔːd/
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading _Enter_ CELESTINA, _the bawd_.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
CEL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CEL.
CELESTINA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ CELESTINA, _the bawd_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ CELESTINA, _the bawd_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
set up or found
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
accept an excuse for
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
Sempronio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
a male human offspring
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
that is looked for
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter_ CELESTINA, _the bawd_.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Celestina, of truth, my name is to call; Sempronio for me about doth inquire, And it was told me I should have found him here.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That I come thus homely, I pray you of pardon; I am sought and send for as a woman universal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now the blessing that our lady gave her son, That same blessing I give now to you all!
