used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
don't
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From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
dullyadverb
without liveliness
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
entreatverb
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
at any time
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
exceedverbUS /ɪkˈsiːd/
be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
a man of refinement
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
Home-keeping
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From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
preceptsnounUS /ˈpriːsepts/
plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
on the contrary
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
Shakspeare
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From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
shapelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpləs/
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
sluggardis'd
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From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
unbruised
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From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
unstuff'd
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From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
be dressed in
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where unbruised youth, with unstuff'd brain, Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than living dully, sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yet here... you are stayed for ...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Shakspeare_ “NEVER forget, under any circumstances, to think and act like a gentleman, and don't exceed your allowance,” said my father.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There; my blessing with you, And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character-----” “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
