used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
take in solid food
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Said the man, "I gave five shillings."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Said the man, "I gave five shillings."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
HireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
How
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From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
take in marriage
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
public-house
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From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Said the man, "I gave five shillings."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
male cat
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _How Tom paid the Man for his Horse Hire._ Tom asked the man what way he intended to travel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well," said Tom, "I will set you to the next public-house, and then we will eat one of the turkeys, and I will bring you in good silver the five shillings for the horse hire."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Marry," said the man, "I must go back with the horse I have hired."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quoth Tom, "What did you give for the hire of him?"
