used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
confined by bonds
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
chaisenounUS /ʃeɪz/
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading HEYWOOD’s Duchess of Suffolk, Ibid.
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Play: from Lamb’s Specimens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
HEYWOOD's
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From this reading HEYWOOD’s Duchess of Suffolk, Ibid.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
Ibid
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From this reading HEYWOOD’s Duchess of Suffolk, Ibid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
inn-door
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From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
Lamb'snounUS /læmz/
possessive form of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading Old Play: from Lamb’s Specimens.
immediately past
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Play: from Lamb’s Specimens.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
pilgrimsnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/
plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading Old Play: from Lamb’s Specimens.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
only a very short time before
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
SpecimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Old Play: from Lamb’s Specimens.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
Suffolk
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From this reading HEYWOOD’s Duchess of Suffolk, Ibid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Here are two pilgrims, And neither knows one footstep of the way.”
(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 “He is a cunning coachman that can turn well in a narrow room.”
at the time that
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The chaise had scarce driven from the inn-door when a coach stopped to change horses on its last stage to the town to which Philip was, bound.
