used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
an opposing military force
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
a boy or man
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
firk
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From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
set up or found
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
He's
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From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
heartstringsnoun
your deepest feelings of love and compassion
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
engage in
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
merchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
nephew'snounUS /ˈnefjuːz/
possessive form of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
physicnoun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
PLEAnounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading PLEA.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
a strong line
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
scurvy-tongued
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From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
SECnounUS /sek/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SEC.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He's a scurvy-tongued fellow, I am sure of that; and if I could have got a staff, I had marked him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
up to a particular time
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
true-lover's
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From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He rails against our sex, and thinks, by beating down the price of a woman, to make us despair of merchants; but if I had his heartstrings tied on a true-lover's knot, I would so firk him, till he found physic in a rope.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not such an enemy now to his humour as to your nephew's.
