used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
ay
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From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
grislyadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
Hugh
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From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
knowest
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From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
engage in
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
and nothing more
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading "What to represent?"
cut with a saw
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I never saw such a boy as thou, thou knowest naught!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What to represent?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What to represent?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "Nay, I know not--oh, ay, I remember me, it is Winter, only the country people will have it 'tis Death, 'tis so gruesome and grisly, and they hate to have us bring it to their houses, and give us cakes to keep it away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, we make a figure of straw--Hugh, you could make it finely!"
