perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "Look your best, and act your best."
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
(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 * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Look your best, and act your best."
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
Branksome
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From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
start firing a weapon
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
a social unit living together
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
idlesse
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From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
Keane
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From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
ladye
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From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
Loitered
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From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look your best, and act your best."
held dear
From this reading "HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME."
SCOTTnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all the letter said, and it was signed "Your affectionate father, Henry Keane."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The feast was over in Branksome Tower, And the ladye had gone to her secret bower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all; Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded around the ample fire."--SCOTT.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look your best, and act your best."
