used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
a-singing
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From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
Agnes
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From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Agnes looked at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agnes looked at her in amazement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
crabbedadjectiveUS /kræbd/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
gloomsome
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From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
grandame
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From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes looked at her in amazement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Agnes looked at her in amazement.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Agnes looked at her in amazement.
love-songnoun
a song about love or expressing love for another person
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
engage in
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
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 "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
pettishlyadverb
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
thereaboutadverb
near that time or date
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Nan," said her father, "I heard thee this morrow a-singing of a love-song."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
TwillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I wit nought thereabout, nor never want," said Anne a little pettishly.
at the time that
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
a late time of life
From this reading "'Twill be time enough when I have the years o' my grandame, I guess, to make me crabbed and gloomsome."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Master," said Agnes, "surely you do wit better than I."
