used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
Conspirant
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From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
Deering
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From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
remove the dust from
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
extremest
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From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
gainst
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From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
illustrous
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From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading —“King Lear,” Shakespeare.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
LearnounUS /lɪr/
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading —“King Lear,” Shakespeare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
Peggy
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From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —“King Lear,” Shakespeare.
sitting-room
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From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
toad-spotted
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From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
traitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
directed up
From this reading “Thou art a traitor: False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father; Conspirant ’gainst this high illustrous prince; And from the extremest upward of thy head, To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Friend Deering was here but now, and told me the cause of it.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Mother, did thee know about the celebration?” asked Peggy, as the two girls entered the sitting-room where Mrs. Owen sat sewing.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
