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From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
Actus
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From this reading [_Exeunt severally._ _Actus Secundus.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
make certain of
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
put or send forth
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
a female human offspring
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Death'snounUS /deθs/
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
Deliver'd
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From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
to come or go into
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
Exeunt
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From this reading [_Exeunt severally._ _Actus Secundus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
JailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Jaylor
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From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
lin'd
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From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Market-place
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From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
take in marriage
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
MinnowsnounUS /ˈmɪnoʊz/
plural of “minnow” — very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
not any; not one
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
PrimanounUS /ˈpriːmə/
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
Qu
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From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
SalmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Scæna
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From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Secundus
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From this reading [_Exeunt severally._ _Actus Secundus.
not often
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
severallyadverbUS /ˈsevrəli/
apart from others
From this reading [_Exeunt severally._ _Actus Secundus.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
SpeakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
strayingadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪɪŋ/
unable to find your way
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
carry out
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
(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 _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
at the time that
From this reading _Jail._ Well, we will talk more of this, when the solemnity Is past; But have you a full promise of her?
in or at the place that
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
Wooernoun
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _3 Qu._ This world's a City full of straying streets, And Death's the Market-place, where each one meets.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
but in spite of that
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Scæna Prima._ _Enter Jaylor and Wooer._ _Jail._ I may depart with little, while I live, something I May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I Keep, though it be for great ones, yet they seldom Come; before one _Salmon_, you shall take a number Of Minnows: I am given out to be better lin'd Than it can appear, to me report is a true Speaker: I would I were really, that I am Deliver'd to be: Marry, what I have (be it what It will) I will assure upon my daughter at The day of my death.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wooer._ Sir, I demand no more than your own offer, And I will estate your Daughter, in what I Have promised.
