used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
ALICE
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From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
(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 We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
have
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
BRADFORDnounUS /ˈbrædfərd/
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
CARPENTERnounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
certes
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From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
dauntverbUS /dɔːnt/
cause to lose courage
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
assemble or get together
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
GoodmannounUS /ˈɡʊdmən/
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
goodwife
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From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
governor'snounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
here's
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From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
HOW
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From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
I'll
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From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
I've
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From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
jocundadjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
merry-making
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From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
PLYMOUTHnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
PRISCILLA
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From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW MISTRESS ALICE BRADFORD INTRODUCED HER SISTER PRISCILLA CARPENTER TO PLYMOUTH SOCIETY.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
(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 “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
From this reading “Nay, goodwife, your winsome face is no herald of bad news, and certes, I’ll not cross the bridge until it comes in sight.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
won't
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From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Well, then, since words won’t daunt you, here’s a fact, sir!
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We are to have a merry-making, and gather all the young folk of the village, and Master Bradford will have to lay off the governor’s mantle of thought and worry, that he may be jocund with the rest.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Goodman, I’ve heavy news for you; so set your mind to bear it as best you may.”
