used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
on or to one side
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
axnounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
bespeakverbUS /bɪˈspiːk/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
Bruce'snounUS /ˈbruːsəz/
possessive form of “bruce” — Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
CommodorenounUS /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
else
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From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
a young female
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
how
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From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
not in action or at work
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
LizanounUS /ˈliːzə/
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
a female domestic
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
Marse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
needleworknounUS /ˈniːdəlwɜːrk/
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
not any; not one
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
ole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
and nothing more
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
(of games) engaged in
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
preceptsnounUS /ˈpriːsepts/
plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
with little or no delay
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
get something; come into possession of
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
repulsedverbUS /riˈpʌlst/
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
resortnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrt/
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
express in words
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
tokensnounUS /ˈtoʊkənz/
plural of “token” — an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
at the time that
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
which person or people
From this reading The young girl, who thought that Commodore Bruce only wanted her to read to him, promptly laid aside her work and arose, saying:
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
winkingnounUS /ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
yer
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From this reading Em. was sitting alone in Mrs. Bruce’s room, her hands busily engaged with needlework and her thought with something else, when the little maid, Liza, entered and said: “Miss Em., ole Marse Commodore sent me to ax yer how he want to see yer in the study.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceived it first, I tell you that, If I had played the desk, or table book, Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb, Or looked upon this love with idle sight— What might you think?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading No, I went round to work, And my young mistress thus did I bespeak: “This must not be”; and then I precepts gave her, That she should keep herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens, Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And him repulsed.
