Chapter VIII

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From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

(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 And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

in addition

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

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From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

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From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

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From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

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From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

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From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

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From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

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From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

not any; not one

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

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From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

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From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

a person with unusual powers of foresight

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

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From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading But she did not onely continue in her sorrow, but was also greatly displeased, that her father made any motion to her of any other husband.

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From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

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From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

express in words

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her father came to her, desiring her to be contented: for he had provided her another husband, a far more handsome man.

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From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

(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 As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

at the time that

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

in or at the place that

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.

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From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet is nothing now all this, If of our Musicks we do miss; With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_ Must aull come in and tauk aloud.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell, Of which is no doubt you have hear tell, As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ, Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_, Where look you but in the Ground here, And you sall see a Sound there, That put her all togedder, Is sweet as Measure Pedder.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading [52.] In Barnet was a young woman, that when her husband lay a dying, sorrowed out of measure, for feare that shee should lose him.