used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
anew
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
Cuddie
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From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
set up or found
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
gude
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From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
hae
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From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry IV.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
honour'snounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Part I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Henry IV.
and nothing more
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part I.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
portmanteaunounUS /ˈpɔːrtmɑːntoʊ/
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
sae
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From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
having a supporting base
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
tak
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From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the first peep of day Henry awoke, and found the faithful Cuddie standing beside him with a portmanteau in his hand.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Got with much ease--now merrily to horse.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hae been just putting your honour’s things in readiness again ye were waking,” said Cuddie, “as is my duty, seeing ye hae been sae gude as to tak me into your service.”
