used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
Cassiusnoun
prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Then he changed his tactics.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading _Shakespeare._ Yes, Ratcliff had escaped.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Shakespeare._ Yes, Ratcliff had escaped.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
LafayettenounUS /ˌlɑːfiˈet/
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
Ratcliff
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From this reading _Shakespeare._ Yes, Ratcliff had escaped.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare._ Yes, Ratcliff had escaped.
Sleek-headed
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From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
sulks
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From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
sweetenedadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtənd/
with sweetening added
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
tacticsnounUS /ˈtæktɪks/
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading Then he changed his tactics.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he changed his tactics.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading His temper had not been sweetened by his forced visit to the North.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In Fort Lafayette he had for a while given way to the sulks.
an affirmative
From this reading _Shakespeare._ Yes, Ratcliff had escaped.
Yond
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From this reading “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
