(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."
