used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
abominableadjectiveUS /əˈbɑːmənəbəl/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
affrontnounUS /əˈfrʌnt/
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
(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 All fellows (Miller?)
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
bawdnounUS /bɔːd/
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
begetsverbUS /bɪˈɡets/
third-person singular of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
a youthful male person
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
ch'd
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From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
cropt
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
a female human offspring
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
dispa
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From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
exhortverbUS /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading All fellows (Miller?)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
Fra
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From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
gainst
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From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
GreatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
hang'd
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From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
He's
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
hogsnounUS /hɑːɡz/
plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/
the quality of being honest
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
HonorsnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
horse-heels
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
How
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From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
If't
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From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
instructverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
LordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
most important element
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
engage in
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading All fellows (Miller?)
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
not any; not one
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
a brief written record
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
ough
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
PeasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
a human being
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
Phil
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From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
PilloryverbUS /ˈpɪləri/
expose to ridicule or public scorn
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
rudenessnounUS /ˈruːdnəs/
a manner that is rude and insulting
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
saucyadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːsi/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
sence
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From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
She'll
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
Sirrahnoun
formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
dependable
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
caught or fixed
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
ThiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
Toal-pin
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
(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 I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
at the time that
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
Whipt
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From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Must every Peasant Upon a saucy Will affront great Lords!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have a wife, and 't please him to have her too, With all my heart; 'twill make my charge the less, Sir, She'll hold him play awhile: I have a boy too, He's able to instruct his Honors hogs, Or rub his horse-heels: when it please his Lordship He may [make] him his slave too, or his bawd: The boy is well bred, can exhort his Sister: For me, the Prison, or the Pillory, To lose my [goods], and have mine ears cropt off; Whipt like a Top, and have a paper stuck before me, For abominable honesty to his own Daughter, I can endure, Sir: the Miller has a stout heart, [T]ough as his Toal-pin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Phil._ He speaks sence, And to the point: Greatness begets much rudeness, How dare you (Sirrah) 'gainst so main a person, A man of so much Noble note and honor, Put up this base complaint?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fra._ I have my reward, Sir, I was told one greatness would protect another, As beams support their fellows; now I find it: If't please your Grace to have me hang'd, I am ready, 'Tis but a Miller, and a Thief dispa[t]ch'd: Though I steal bread, I steal no flesh to tempt me.
