1
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From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
162
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From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
1861
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From this reading [Works by Dyce, 1861, p.
20
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From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
ACTUS
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From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
BaconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
Bungay
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From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Works by Dyce, 1861, p.
Dyce
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From this reading [Works by Dyce, 1861, p.
employsnounUS /emˈplɔɪz/
plural of “employ” — the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
FryernounUS /ˈfraɪər/
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
Gower
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From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
Greene'snounUS /ɡriːnz/
possessive form of “greene” — English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
hamperverbUS /ˈhæmpər/
prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
I'll
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From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
engage in
From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Works by Dyce, 1861, p.
portace
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From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
portuse
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From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
SCENA
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From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
Shakspeare
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From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
sonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading Shakspeare likewise, if I am not mistaken, employs it in one of his sonnets.--_S._ ACTUS II., SCENA 1.
carry out
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _portuse_ is mentioned in Greene's "History of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay."
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading [20] _Make_ is used for _mate_ throughout the works of Gower.
wedverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading [Works by Dyce, 1861, p.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 162--] "I'll hamper up the match, I'll take my _portace_ forth, and wed you here."
