used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
abstractionnounUS /æbˈstrækʃən/
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
speak to
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
(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 They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
Cambyses
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
Colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
companion's
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
knavishadjective
marked by skill in deception
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
engage in
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
Mannering
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
attach to a support
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
not any; not one
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
post-chariot
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
Sampson
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
express in speech
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
stable-boy
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
in or at the place that
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
which person or people
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
