used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
cannot
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From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
having gaps or spaces
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
how
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From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
Kafirnoun
an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
engage in
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
MalaynounUS /ˈmeɪleɪ/
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
Markham
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From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
minglingnounUS /ˈmɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
a brief written record
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
OSWIN
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From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
participate in games or sport
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
(of games) engaged in
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading |OSWIN Markham sat in his own room in the hotel.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
a special situation
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
the upper part of anything
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The window was open, and through it from the street below came the usual sounds of Cape Town--terrible Dutch mingling with Malay and dashed with Kafir.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass....'S blood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?
but in spite of that
From this reading Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.--_Hamlet_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!
