used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
bawbeenoun
an old Scottish coin of little value
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
the two together, not just one
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
chapmannounUS /ˈtʃæpmən/
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
CheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
comicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
a boy or man
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
haternounUS /ˈheɪtər/
a person who hates
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
not in action or at work
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
lacesnounUS /ˈleɪsəz/
plural of “lace” — a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
lasses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
lecherousadjectiveUS /ˈletʃərəs/
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
not any; not one
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
on the contrary
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
be seated
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
twa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He got the name of John Cheap, the Chapman, by selling twenty needles for a penny, and twa leather laces for a farthing.
verbatimadjectiveUS /vərˈbeɪtəm/
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
From this reading The following Relation is taken from his own mouth verbatim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
at the time that
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Cheap, the chapman, was a comical, short, thick fellow, with a broad face and a long nose; both lame and lazy, and something lecherous among the lasses.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He chose rather to sit idle than work at any time, as he was a hater of hard labour.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No man needed offer him cheese and bread after he cursed he would not have it; for he would blush at bread and milk when hungry, as a beggar doth at a bawbee.
