Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

any thing at all

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

dearly loved

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

to come or go into

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

at any time

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

beyond normal limits

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a false statement

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

communicate a disease to

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

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From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

engage in

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

in a pensive manner

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Did ever mistress make a lover pay So dear as I for the short bliss she gave?

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

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From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Scene changes to a room in the inn.

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From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

precisely as stated

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What now I suffer in exchange of that, May make mankind afraid of joys excessive.

at the time that

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Enter +Don Fernando+ alone, as in his chamber._ +Don F.+ It cannot now be long, ere Fabio come, And 'twere in vain to go to bed before, For rest, I'm sure, I should not-- [_He walks about the room pensively._ Ah, my Elvira!--Mine? thou dost infect My very words with falsehood, when I name thee.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But here he comes-- _Enter +Fabio+._ Have you learn'd anything That's worth the knowing?