used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
A'RONY
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From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
candle-holder
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From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
donks
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From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
grandsire
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From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
HawnounUS /hɔː/
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
hollared
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From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
I'll
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From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
Juliet
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From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
Len
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From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
MACnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll be a candle-holder, and look on."
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
proverb'd
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From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
TickleverbUS /ˈtɪkəl/
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
torchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
wantons
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From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Romeo and Juliet._ Old Len A----n was a jolly old soul, and a jolly old soul was he; he leaped aboard in the middle of my back, and hollared to me: "Git!----Haw!----Gee!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We donks had a great time at that little desert metropolis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A torch for me, let wantons, light of heart, Tickle the useless rushes with their heels; For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase.
