used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
(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 All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading "Nine o'clock, Basil," cried my father.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
CHEVALIERnounUS /ˌʃevəˈlɪr/
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Nine o'clock--come down directly, sir!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Nine o'clock, Basil," cried my father.
without deviation
From this reading "Nine o'clock--come down directly, sir!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Nine o'clock--come down directly, sir!"
entrancesnounUS /ˈentrənsəz/
plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
EXITnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
exitsnounUS /ˈeɡzɪts/
plural of “exit” — an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Nine o'clock, Basil," cried my father.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
immediately past
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
the force of workers available
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
and nothing more
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Nine o'clock, Basil," cried my father.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Nine o'clock, Basil," cried my father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Nine o'clock--come down directly, sir!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHEVALIER MAKES HIS LAST EXIT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
a source of difficulty
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
waked
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From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _As You Like It._ I was waked by my father's voice calling to me from the garden, and so started up with that strange and sudden sense of trouble which most of us have experienced at some time or other in our lives.
