used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
on or to one side
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
JOHNNIE
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From this reading JOHNNIE SEES MANY SIGHTS.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
maids-of-honour
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From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading JOHNNIE SEES MANY SIGHTS.
the force of workers available
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
go across or through
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
quizzingly
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From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
RaleighnounUS /ˈrɔːli/
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
express in words
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading JOHNNIE SEES MANY SIGHTS.
SIGHTSnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading JOHNNIE SEES MANY SIGHTS.
having a supporting base
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
suitableadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtəbəl/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
west-country
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From this reading They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
in or at the place that
From this reading He came back to where Morgan was standing, and looked him quizzingly up and down.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Queen left the audience chamber in company with her maids-of-honour, and Raleigh held the curtains over the doorway aside for them to pass through.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Upon my faith as a knight! thou, John Morgan, art the biggest packet of surprises I have yet brought within the gray walls of Whitehall Palace.
