used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
Antonio
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From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
BetwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
conjureverbUS /ˈkɑːndʒər/
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
distractedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstræktəd/
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
Henrique
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From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
the state of being honored
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
I'll
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From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
an old word for “no”
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
Octavio
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From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
Octavio's
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From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
go across or through
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
precisely, exactly
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
not in physical motion
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading [_Aside._ +Don H.+ What, demur still? nay, then I'll right myself.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading +Don C.+ I must lay hold on this occasion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading +Don A.+ What course shall my distracted honour steer, Betwixt these equal opposite engagements?
which person or people
From this reading [_+Don Henrique+ makes at +Don Octavio+; +Don Antonio+ turns on +Don Octavio's+ side._ +Don A.+ Who attacks Octavio must pass through me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Aside._ Good cousin, I conjure you to restrain Your passion for awhile.
