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From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
(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 _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
Bor
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From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
BroomsnounUS /bruːmz/
plural of “broom” — a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
crazie
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From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
GapeverbUS /ɡeɪp/
look with amazement; look stupidly
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
goodlier
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From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
here's
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From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
honestie
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From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
Lordships
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From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
mony
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From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
noncenounUS /nɑːns/
the present occasion
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
and nothing more
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
term of address for a man
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
wantonnessnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
From this reading Is it in wantonness, or want?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading _3 Sol._ Will your Lordship buy any honestie? 'twill be worth your mony.
y'sell
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From this reading _Bor._ What means all this, why do y'sell Brooms _Ancient_?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gape Sir, you have swallowed many a goodlier matter-- The only casting for a crazie conscience.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _An._ The only reason is, To sweep your Lordships conscience: here's one for the nonce.
