used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
(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 +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
BanverbUS /bæn/
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
Bannswright
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From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
brib'd
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From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
Cham
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From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
travel across or pass over
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
divination's
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From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
Exeunt
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From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
a boy or man
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
Let's
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From this reading +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
licencenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
joined in matrimony
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
take in marriage
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading +New.+ Plague o' th' prognostication!
Newcut
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From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
not any; not one
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading +New.+ Plague o' th' prognostication!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
perceiveverbUS /pərˈsiːv/
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
PlagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading +New.+ Plague o' th' prognostication!
PortendverbUS /pɔːrˈtend/
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
prognosticationnounUS /prɑːɡˌnɑːstəˈkeɪʃən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading +New.+ Plague o' th' prognostication!
term of address for a man
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
successive (without a break)
From this reading +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading +New.+ Plague o' th' prognostication!
that's
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From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
WarehousenounUS /ˈwerhaʊs/
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading [_Exeunt +Warehouse+ and +Bannswright+._ +Bright.+ Now, Newcut, you perceive My divination's true; this fellow did Portend a wedding.
(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 +Ware.+ Well, Let's to the lady straight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To cross him, I Would marry an Arabian, and be at charge To keep one to interpret, or be married In China language, or the tongue that's spoke By the Great Cham.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Ban.+ I have brought together Some in Italian, sir; the language doth Not change the substance of the match; you know No licence will be granted; all the offices Are beforehand brib'd by your nephew.
