used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
abedadverbUS /əˈbed/
in bed
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
Blan
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From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
Blanca
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From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
Blanca's
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From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
an old word for “before”
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
Francisca
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From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
IronicallyadverbUS /aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
carry out
From this reading [_Ironically._ Francisca, take a candle and light me in To Blanca's closet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading +Blan.+ What company can I have, you abroad, At this time of the night?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading +Don J.+ I fain would find out some such as might please you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Don J.+ Blanca, I thought you had been abed ere this.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you had company to entertain you, And keep you up beyond your usual hour?
