abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
make certain of
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
chang'd
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From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
Circenoun
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
com'st
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From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
dearly loved
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
Edw
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From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
Exeunt
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From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
Gaveston
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From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
How
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From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
HymennounUS /ˈhaɪmən/
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
Isab
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From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
Isabel
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From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
IsabellanounUS /ˌɪzəˈbelə/
the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
liv'd
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From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
marriage-day
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From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
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 [_Exeunt King Edward and Gaveston._ _Q. Isab._ O miserable and distressed queen!
repeal'd
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From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
in or at that place or location
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
thyself
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From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
up to a particular time
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
twin'd
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From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading _K. Edw._ And witness heaven how dear thou art to me: There weep; for, till my Gaveston be repeal'd, Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
at the time that
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or with those arms, that twin'd about my neck, I had been stifled, and not liv'd to see The king my lord thus to abandon me!
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Witness the tears that Isabella sheds, Witness this heart, that, sighing for thee, breaks, How dear my lord is to poor Isabel!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would, when I left sweet France, and was embarked, That charming Circe, walking on the waves, Had chang'd my shape! or at the marriage-day The cup of Hymen had been full of poison!
