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From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
(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 _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
for the reason that
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
fearless and daring
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
burn'd
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From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
remove the dust from
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
fier
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From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
foure
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From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
knowne
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From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
linnen
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From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
engage in
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
minde
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From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
NeighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
not any; not one
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
Parler
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From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
pencenounUS /pens/
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
scolde
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From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
Shee
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From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
Spence
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From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
creating thread
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
possessing sweep
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
TownounUS /toʊ/
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
wast
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From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
(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 _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
Wheele
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From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
at the time that
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _O this &c_ My Aunt so patient was of this I dare be bold, That with her Neighbours shee was never knowne to scolde.
wollen
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From this reading _O this &c_ One day my Aunt was set by the fier side a spinning, As she knew well what was to do to wollen or to linnen.
worke
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From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading _O this &c_ And when she swept the Hall, the Parler or the Spence, The dust was worth to her at least, a shilling or 14 pence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _O this &c_ A change came in her minde, her worke being in great hast, She burn'd her Tow, her Wheele and all because she would make no wast.
yeare
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From this reading Another trick she had as I shall now declare, Shee never swept the house, about foure times a yeare.
