used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
(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 Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
any thing at all
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
dearly loved
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
Duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
a young female
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
livelongnoun
perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
Norroway
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
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 "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
possetnoun
sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
cut with a saw
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
express in words
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
that is looked for
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
a special situation
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
up to a particular time
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
to-night
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
wakened
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
look attentively
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
at the time that
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
which person or people
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
witch-woman
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
witch-women
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
