anew
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
fairestadjectiveUS /ˈferɪst/
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight; And take the fairest in your sight."
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
not any; not one
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight; And take the fairest in your sight."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
carry out
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight; And take the fairest in your sight."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight, And rub thy spurs till they be bright."
We'll
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From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
(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 "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Of my spurs take you no thought, For in this land they were not bought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Be she young, or be she old, For her beauty she must be sold, So fare you well, my lady gay, We'll call again another day."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Turn back, turn back, thou scornful knight; And take the fairest in your sight."
