used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
anew
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
(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 _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
terminate
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
cringesverbUS /ˈkrɪndʒɪz/
third-person singular of “cringe” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
to come or go into
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
Exeunt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Exeunt.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
Kick-him-Jenny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
attach to a support
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
not any; not one
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
o'the
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
PatchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
pothecaries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
any competition
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
express in words
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
term of address for a man
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
Tallyho
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
WAITERnounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading [_WAITER bows, and cringes._] I say, get me a doctor--[_WAITER bows and cringes._]--I want a surgeon.
at the time that
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _An Apartment in the Hotel._ _Enter SIR JOHN BULL, with a large Patch upon his Forehead, and FRENCH WAITER._ _Sir J. B._ Ah, see when they catch me upon a race horse again!--That scoundrel, Tallyho, did it to break my neck--Above all the beasts o'the field, to mount me upon Kick-him-Jenny!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I must get something to this cut--Have you no 'pothecaries here in France?
