193
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From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
(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 And day-beds in all chambers?
Altea
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From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And day-beds in all chambers?
in a state of sleep
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
busie
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From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
celler
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From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading And day-beds in all chambers?
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
CourtiernounUS /ˈkɔːrtiər/
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
courtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
day-beds
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From this reading And day-beds in all chambers?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
a quad with a square body
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter _Leon_.]
a boy or man
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
Gallants
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From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
a long fixed look
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
handsom
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From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And day-beds in all chambers?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading [Enter _Leon_.]
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
a woman of refinement
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
MargaritanounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːtə/
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
up to a particular time
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
in or at the place that
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
where's
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From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Margarita: Let 'em gaze on, I was brought up a Courtier, high and happy, And company is my delight, and courtship, 193] And handsom servants at my will: where's my good husband, Where does he wait?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Altea: He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Altea: In all Lady, Your house is nothing now but various pleasures, The Gallants begin to gaze too.
