(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 am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
BEAUMONTnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
devotions
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From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
one or the other of two
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
to come or go into
From this reading Enter RUTILIO.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
FLETCHERnounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
destroyed or killed
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
GUIOMAR
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From this reading GUIOMAR.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
and nothing more
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
immediately past
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
RUTILIO
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From this reading Enter RUTILIO.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I am pursued--all the ports are stopped too, Not any hope to escape--behind, before me, On either side, I am beset.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER, The Custom of the Country The party were just gone--it was already the peep of day--the wheels of the last carriage had died in the distance.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Those devotions I am to pay Are written in my heart, not in this book.”
