used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
Addler's
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From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
any thing at all
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
ay
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From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
BatesverbUS /beɪts/
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
BennynounUS /ˈbeni/
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
having the place or position changed
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
subject to death
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
shuffledverbUS /ˈʃʌfəld/
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
splittingadjectiveUS /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
not in physical motion
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
there's
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From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading --Hamlet We must now go back to the morning when Benny and his sister left their home, and pay one more visit to "Addler's Hall."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Death! what does thou mean?"
at the time that
From this reading To sleep! perchance to dream;--ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His sleep had been disturbed by horrid dreams, the recollection of which haunted him still, and made him feel anything but comfortable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick Bates got up in the morning with a splitting headache, and, if the truth must be told, with an aching heart.
