used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
Ay
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From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
Court-Hours
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
Derbyshire
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
take in solid food
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
a boy or man
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
the act of departing
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
I'll
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
Neverout
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From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
OxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
SmartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
stay'd
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From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
which person or people
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
won't
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
