Chapter V

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

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

(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 _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Thom._ Thou hast been a precious Rogue.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

at any time

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

plural of “flounder” — flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

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

From this reading _Thom._ Thou hast been a precious Rogue.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

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From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

the next day

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

superlative of “neat” — clean or organized

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

above and across; more than

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading _Thom._ Thou hast been a precious Rogue.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading _Thom._ Thou hast been a precious Rogue.

express in words

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

term of address for a man

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

stop the flow of a liquid

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Hyl._ I have had such damsels I must confess.

carry out

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

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From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

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

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

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From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

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

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

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From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading _Thom._ Then take a Widow, A good stanch wench, that's tith.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

an established custom

From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

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From this reading _Thom._ Thou wast wont to love old women, fat and flat nosed, And thou would'st say they kiss'd like Flounders, flat All the face over.

plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount

From this reading _Hyl._ And begin a new order, Live in a dead mans monument, not I, Sir, I'll keep mine own road, a true mendicant; What pleasure this day yields me, I never covet To lay up for the morrow; and methinks ever Anothers mans Cook dresses my diet neatest.