used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
a-straddle
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From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
artist'snounUS /ˈɑːrtəsts/
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
AverseadjectiveUS /əˈvɜːrs/
(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But hapless one!
cannot
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From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
commerciallyadverbUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəli/
in a commercial manner
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
DUTTON
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From this reading HARRY DUTTON.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But hapless one!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY DUTTON.
the state of being honored
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
indorseverb
be behind; approve of
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
conformity or harmony
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But hapless one!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
put a saddle on
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
express in speech
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
not in physical motion
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
stirrupsnounUS /ˈstɜːrəps/
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
there's
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From this reading I cannot ride--there's something in a horse That I could always honour, but never could indorse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To speak still more commercially, in riding I am quite Averse to running long, and apt to be paid off at sight.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
but in spite of that
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In legal phrase, for every class to understand me still, I never was in stirrups yet a tenant but at will; Or, if you please, in artist's terms, I never went a-straddle On any horse without "a want of keeping" in the saddle.
