509
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From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
AlenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
Bayley
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From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
Beere
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From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
bladesnounUS /bleɪdz/
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
boonnounUS /buːn/
a desirable state
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
put or send forth
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
clarret
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From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
Climsell
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From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
take in liquids
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading DRINKING SONG.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
Here's
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From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
I'le
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From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
let's
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From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
Maides
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From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
not any; not one
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
Richard
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From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
sherrynounUS /ˈʃeri/
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading DRINKING SONG.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
to-morrow
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From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
Wee'l
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From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 509:―― Hang sorrow, let’s cast away care, for now I do mean to be merry, Wee’l drink some good Ale and strong Beere, With sugar, and clarret, and sherry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now I’le have a wife of mine own, I shall have no need to borrow; I would have it for to be known that I shall be married to-morrow.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Burden_:) Here’s a health to my Bride that shall be, Come pledge it you boon merry blades: The day I much long for to see, We will be as merry as the Maides, &c.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading This ballad was written and signed by Richard Climsell, and was printed for John Wright the younger, dwelling in the Old Bayley.
