Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

later than; following

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

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From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

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From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

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From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

a witty saying

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

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From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

cleverly amusing in tone

From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [XIII.] He was hanged for it.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

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From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

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From this reading He was kin to my great-grandfather.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading [XIII.] He was hanged for it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [XIII.] He was hanged for it.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading He was kin to my great-grandfather.

roused to anger

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

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From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

plural of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He was kin to my great-grandfather.

not any; not one

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

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From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If a fourth Martin comes after Martins so evill, He can be no man, he must be a devill.)

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

in or at that place or location

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He was kin to my great-grandfather.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

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From this reading He was a very handsome man, a gracefull speaker, facetious, and well-beloved.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

belonging to which person

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

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From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading (In queen Elizabeth's time, one Penry of Wales wrote a booke[XIII.] called _Martin Marprelate_, on which there was this epigram:-- Martin the ape, the drunke, and the mad, The three Martins are whose workes we have had.