used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
(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 _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
have
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
CasnounUS /kæs/
plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
CoursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
distractionnounUS /dɪˈstrækʃən/
mental turmoil
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
a state of high honor
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
hearted
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From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
Is't
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From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
LugverbUS /lʌɡ/
carry with difficulty
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
lunacie
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From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
Mir
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From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
and nothing more
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
Perfections
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From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
continue talking
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
shewverbUS /ʃuː/
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
StampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
temperatelyadverb
with restraint
From this reading _Mir._ Soft and fair, Gentlemen, pray ye proceed temperately.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading _Lug._ If ye have any feeling, any sense in ye, The least touch of a noble heart.
unsavouryadjective
morally offensive
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading _La Cas._ Let him alone; It is his glory that he can kill Beauty, Ye bear my Stamp, but not my Tenderness; Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Nan._ Is't not a shame you are so stubborn hearted, So stony and so dull to such a Lady, Of her Perfections, and her Misery?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lug._ Does she not love ye? does not her distraction For your sake only, her most pitied lunacie Of all but you, shew ye? does it not compel ye?
