Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

in bed

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

later than; following

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

(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 I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

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

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

turned or twisted toward one side

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

set up or found

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

a gangster's pistol

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

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

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

a small worthless amount

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

the sound of laughing

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

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From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

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

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

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From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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 _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

according to the clock

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

extremely crowed or filled to capacity

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

softened by the addition of cushions or padding

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

(of games) engaged in

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

Identical; not different.

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

be about

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

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

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

an individual instance of a type of symbol

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

two times

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

an old word for “to”

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

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

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I reckon, being now something rested, I must set down all that we did: and first for _Christmas_ Eve.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

(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 Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

at the time that

From this reading Eh, but I was weary when I gat me abed on _Christmas_ night, and it were ten o'clock well told ere I so did.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Hal_ and _Anstace_ came early (their childre were bidden to _Keswick_ unto a childre's gathering): then about three o' the clock, Master and Mistress _Lewthwaite_, with _Alice, Nym, Jack_, and _Robin_ (and by the same token, _Nym_ played the despairing gallant that I could not choose but laugh, his hat awry and his ruff all o' one side, and a bombasted [padded] doublet that made him look twice his own size).

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From this reading _Helen_ and _Milisent_ were later yet: but _Mother_ packed me off, saying that growing maids should not tarry up late: and when I found me withinside the blankets, I warrant you, but I was thankful!

but in spite of that

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I have, _Aunt_," said I: "yet I warrant you, I was not sorry to have _Sunday_ come at after."