used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
Andrewe
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From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
Barton
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
clocke
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
dazzledadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəld/
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
deerlye
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
dight
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
glasse
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
coins made of gold
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
hachebord
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
the state of being honored
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
Howarde
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
Ile
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
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 A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
take somebody somewhere
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
lorde
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From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
mee
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From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
come together
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
morrowe
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From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
Nowe
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
ordinancenounUS /ˈɔːrdənəns/
an authoritative rule
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE SECOND PART.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
sais
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From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
sayle
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND PART.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
seene
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
settnoun
rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
shewed
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From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
transport commercially
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
term of address for a man
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
sweare
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
to-morrowe
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From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hachebord it was gilt with gold, So deerlye dight it dazzled the ee: “Nowe by my faith,” lord Howarde sais, This is a gallant sight to see.’
(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 ‘The merchant sett my lorde a glasse So well apparent in his sight, And on the morrowe, by nine of the clocke, He shewed him Sir Andrewe Barton, knight.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A glasse Ile sett, that may be seene, Whether you sayle by day or night; And to-morrowe, I sweare, by nine of the clocke You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And seven pieces of ordinance, I pray your honour lend to mee, On each side of my ship along, And I will lead you on the sea.
