used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
(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 George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
BurroughsnounUS /ˈbʌroʊz/
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
DyernounUS /ˈdaɪər/
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
else
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From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
immediately past
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
liarnounUS /ˈlaɪər/
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
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 A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
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 O George!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
and nothing more
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A long silence followed--a silence like that of death--at last Rachel Dyer spoke:
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading George Burroughs--I understand thee now, said she, I understand it all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Thee would have me acknowledge (for nothing else would do) that I am a liar and a witch, and that I deserve to die--and all this for what?--only that I may escape death for a few days.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thee would have me confess that I deserve death--only that I may live.
