used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
(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 _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
amaz'd
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From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
react verbally
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
Bon
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From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
Bonfield
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From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
country-swains
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From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
else
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From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
havocnounUS /ˈhævək/
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
humblyadverbUS /ˈhʌmbli/
in a humble manner
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading _Ken._ What say'st thou, Mannering?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
engage in
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
Mannering
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From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
and nothing more
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
provisionnounUS /prəˈvɪʒən/
a stipulated condition
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
say'st
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From this reading _Ken._ What say'st thou, Mannering?
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
show'd
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From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
be standing; be upright
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Ken._ What say'st thou, Mannering?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
victualsnoun
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading _Bon._ Nothing, my lord, makes me amaz'd at all, But that our soldiers find our victuals scant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Arm._ My Lord Bonfield gives good advice: They make a scorn, and stand upon the king; So what is brought is sent from them perforce; Ask Mannering else.
Whenas
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From this reading _Man._ Whenas I show'd your high commission, They made this answer, Only to send provision for your horses.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We must make havoc of those country-swains; For so will the rest tremble and be afraid, And humbly send provision to your camp.
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