Chapter XIII

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

(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 A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

at another time

From this reading And anon he would cry "Kit!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

nonsense

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading And anon he would cry "Kit!

in a dainty and fastidious manner

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

delicately beautiful

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

every person

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading And anon he would cry "Kit!

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

immediately past

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

many times at short intervals

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

fastened with stitches

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

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

From this reading A cobbler lived in Canterbury --He is dead now, poor soul!-- He sat at his door and stitched in the sun, Nodding and smiling at everyone; For St. Hugh makes all good cobblers merry, And often he sang as the pilgrims passed, "I can hammer a soldier's boot, And daintily glove a dainty foot.

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

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --_Trowl the bowl, the nut-brown bowl, To good St. Hugh!_-- The cobbler must stick to his last."

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Many a sandal from my hand Has walked the road to Holy Land.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Knights may fight for me, priests may pray for me, Pilgrims walk the pilgrim's way for me, I have a work in the world to do!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And anon he would cry "Kit!