used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
(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 Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
ay
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From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
CAPT
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From this reading CAPT.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading CARE.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
every person
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
hadst
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From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
I'll
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From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
innovationnounUS /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
newnessnounUS /ˈnuːnəs/
the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
privilyadverb
confidentially or in secret
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
estrangement from god
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
sinnedverbUS /sɪnd/
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Twas the newness of the sin that made me suffer in the opinion of my friends, and I was condemned by all sorts of people; not that I sinned, but that I sinned no more.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, ay, hadst thou been wicked in fashion, and privily lain with everybody, their guilt would have made them protect thee: so that to be more wicked is to be innocent, at least safe.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet 'tis a fault, faith, and I'll persuade all my friends from it; especially here, where any innovation is dangerous.
