used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
careth
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From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
conjureverbUS /ˈkɑːndʒər/
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
country-girl's
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From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
Goodfellow
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From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Master Parson, look you to my love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Master Parson, look you to my love.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
loveth
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From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
marverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Parson, look you to my love.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Master Parson, look you to my love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Master Parson, look you to my love.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
ROBverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading ROB.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
She's
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From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
There's
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From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I like this country-girl's condition well; She's faithful, and a lover but to one: Robin stands here to right both Grim and her.
wenchnounUS /wentʃ/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a stone priest! he loveth a wench, indeed: He careth not though both of them do bleed; But Robin Goodfellow will conjure you, And mar your match, and bang you soundly too.
