Chapter XIX

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From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

plural of “brew” — drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

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From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

a warning against certain acts

From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

a soft partly suppressed laugh

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

in an artful manner

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

a boy or man

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

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From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

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From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

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From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

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From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

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From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

take in marriage

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

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From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

meat from a mature domestic sheep

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

not any; not one

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

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From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

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From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

in a strange but not unpleasant manner

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

express in words

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

large drinking vessel with one handle

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

express in words

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of beef and of mutton he never doth fail, And craftily qualified is his milk-pail; But he never paleth, he quaintly doth say, As his meat goes to London on each market day.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

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From this reading J. L. HATTON.[38] ―――― CAVEAT VENDITOR.

precisely as stated

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

From this reading Joe Podgers, the farmer, he keeps a rare store Of sheep, as his neighbours can see, And oxen, and _I_ can’t tell how many more, For a well-to-do fellow is he.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

in or at the place that

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

the least favorable outcome

From this reading But oh! oh! oh! his books do show Where many a cow of his worst doth go.

but in spite of that

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Now, Margery has, so the maids say, a tongue; She’s not very handsome, nor yet very young; So, somehow, it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead―― With ho, ho, ho, he’ll chuckle and crow What, marry old Margery! no, no, no.”