95
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From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
(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 {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
lacking funds
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
bubbleverbUS /ˈbʌbəl/
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
Digby
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From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
dreame
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From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
Eternitie
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From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
finish't
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From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
flusterverbUS /ˈflʌstər/
be flustered; behave in a confused manner
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
gimcracks
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From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
Grafton
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From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
HuttonnounUS /ˈhʌtən/
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
invadersnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdərz/
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
Jacob'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
Lon'on
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From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
methinks
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From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
pottagenounUS /ˈpɑːtədʒ/
a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
pranknounUS /præŋk/
acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
reiningverbUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
Roger
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From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
savouryadjective
morally wholesome or acceptable
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
that's
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From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
having passed out of existence
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah!” said Hutton, reining in his horse, “I thought all this fluster was for nothing--the blast a boy’s prank.
we've
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From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had the invaders disappeared and the sound of their footsteps died away, when Digby and Hutton came in view of the dwelling.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading {95} “It is but a shadow vanished--a bubble broke--a dreame finish’t: Eternitie will pay for all.”--Roger Williams.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All is as quiet here as a Saturday night; nothing to be seen but the smoke from the kitchen chimney, and that’s a pleasant sight to me, for I went off without my dinner, and methinks it will now taste as savoury as Jacob’s pottage.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
you'll
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From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A pretty piece of work we’ve made of it; you’ll have Mistress Grafton about your ears for tossing away her Lon’on gimcracks.
