used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he’s marvellous well-featured.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
drabadjectiveUS /dræb/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
put on clothes
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
in a serious manner
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
he's
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From this reading And then he’s marvellous well-featured.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
it's
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From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
JANE
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From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
Joan
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From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
LacyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪsi/
made of or resembling lace
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And then he’s marvellous well-featured.
murreyed
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From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
go across or through
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
by chance
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
pleasesverbUS /ˈpliːzɪz/
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
like better; value more highly
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
sarsenetnoun
a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
term of address for a man
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
express in speech
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he’s marvellous well-featured.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [_They pass, Lacy and Lady Joan, after a couple or two pass, return to_ C.]
well-featured
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From this reading And then he’s marvellous well-featured.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
WROTHadjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you prefer plain cloth to murreyed sarsenet, it shall be as you wish, I will speak poor drab.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LACY: [_Earnestly._] My speech, lady, shall follow your taste, like my dress.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading LADY JANE WROTH: Perhaps it’s his youth pleases her, Sir John.
