Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

anew

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

in addition

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

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

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

of or relating to or resembling archangels

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

for the reason that

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

showing who or what does the action

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

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From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

serving as an essential component

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

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From this reading Credat Zoilus Shakespearomastix, non ego.

possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

to say again or imitate

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

From this reading Credat Zoilus Shakespearomastix, non ego.

at any time

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

for this reason

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

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

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

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From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

hide under a false appearance

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

and nothing more

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

not any; not one

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Credat Zoilus Shakespearomastix, non ego.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

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From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

present for acceptance or rejection

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

an instance of questioning

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

determined

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

a result

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

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From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

take hold of; grab

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

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From this reading Credat Zoilus Shakespearomastix, non ego.

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

not in physical motion

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

a special situation

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

in the direction of

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Again the hastiest reader will have been reminded of a passage in the transcendant central scenes of _Measure for Measure_:

in the company of; together with

From this reading If we do fear, with fear we do but aid The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner; If we fear not, then no resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate: and so forth.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading (Let me intimate a doubt in passing, whether Shakespeare would ever have put by the mouth of any but a farcical mask a query so provocative of response from an Irish echo--"Because we can't help.")

but in spite of that

From this reading Merely, thou art death's fool; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun, And yet runn'st toward him still; and hence also some may infer that this pitiful penny-whistle was blown by the same breath which in time gained power to fill that archangelic trumpet.

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From this reading Credat Zoilus Shakespearomastix, non ego.