82
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From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
83
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From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
84
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From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
admittancenounUS /ədˈmɪtəns/
the right to enter
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
(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 _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
on or to one side
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
a youthful male person
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
at any time
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
godlikeadjective
appropriate to or befitting a god
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
I'm
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From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
I've
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From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
go away from a place
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
liegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
modesty's
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From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
not any; not one
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
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 _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
express in words
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
be standing; be upright
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
thank'd
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From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
ThumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading [_Aside._ _King._ Thy modesty's a candle[84] to thy merit, It shines itself, and shows thy merit too.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Queen._ Was ever such a godlike creature seen?
at the time that
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
in or at the place that
From this reading But say, my boy, where didst thou leave the giants?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Thumb._ My liege, without the castle gates they stand, The castle gates too low for their admittance.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Queen._ Oh! ye gods![82] [_Aside._ _Thumb._ When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough.[83] I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
