used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
(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 _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
An't
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From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
cellarsnounUS /ˈselərz/
plural of “cellar” — the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
Cor
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From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
Diego
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From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
Flo
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From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
Footmen
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From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
garretsnounUS /ˈɡerəts/
plural of “garret” — floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
let's
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From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
Maid-servants
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From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
engage in
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
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 +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
Identical; not different.
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
search'd
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From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
Ser
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From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
SergeantsnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənts/
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
carry out
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
express in words
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
that's
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From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading +Flo.+ O Diego! must we be prisoners together?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
varletnoun
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
waiting-woman
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From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
we'll
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From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
wedlocknounUS /ˈwedlɑːk/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading +Cor.+ Come, let's away; but whither to convey her?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading +Diego.+ Why, that's not so bad as the bands of wedlock, Flora.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Cor.+ Friends, take a special care of that same varlet And the waiting-woman: we'll find a way To make them tell the truth, I warrant you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Enter +Sergeants+, with two Footmen and two Maid-servants._ +Ser.+ An't please your worship, we have search'd the house From the cellars to the garrets, and these Are all the living cattle we can find.
