used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
Ah
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From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
Aml
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From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
Cor
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From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
someone who is a detective
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
Flippanta
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From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
for't
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From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
Good-for-nought
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From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
here's
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From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
immediately past
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
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 _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
marriagesnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒɪz/
plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Heaven forgive me, but I have a great mind to hang thee for't.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
accept an excuse for
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
play'd
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From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
pranknounUS /præŋk/
acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
rogue's
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From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
sirrahnoun
formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
stay'd
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From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cor._ Look, look, _Flippanta_, here's the colonel come at last.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hast play'd me a rare prank by my conscience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
ungraciousadjective
lacking charm and good taste
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why you ungracious rascal, what do you think will be the end of all this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dick._ Ladies, I ask your pardon, I have stay'd so long, but---- _Aml._ Ah rogue's face, have I got thee, old Good-for-nought? sirrah, sirrah, do you think to amuse me with your marriages, and your great fortunes?
