used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
All's
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From this reading --_All's Well that Ends Well_.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
clingsnounUS /klɪŋz/
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
e'enadverb
even
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading --_All's Well that Ends Well_.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
freeradjectiveUS /ˈfriːər/
comparative of “free” — not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading --_Hood_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
engage in
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --_All's Well that Ends Well_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh! for a fall, if fall she must, On the gentle lap of Flora; But still, thank Heaven, she clings to her seat.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
We'll
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From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
(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 --_All's Well that Ends Well_.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “She held his drooping head, Till given to breathe the freer air, Returning life repaid their care; He gazed on them with heavy sigh-- I could have wished e'en thus to die.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We'll make you some sport with the fox Ere we case him.”
