used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
accrew
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
aduantage
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
blowes
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
cause to be bored
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
crueltie
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
defendedverbUS /dɪˈfendəd/
past form of “defend” — argue or speak in defense of
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
euery
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From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
faild
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
fayling
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
feeles
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
flawnounUS /flɔː/
an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
forbore
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
foynd
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From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
haue
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From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
hewd
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From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
lasht
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From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
immediately past
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
mettall
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
mollifide
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
powre
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
pursew
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
rag'd
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From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
rended
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From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
seeketh
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
selfe
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From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The more she rag’d, the more he did abide; She hewd, she foynd, she lasht, she laid on euery side.
sledgeverbUS /sledʒ/
transport in a sleigh
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
Soone
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
stubborne
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
subdew
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
tempests
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From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
tride
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From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
TrumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
precisely as stated
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
vinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
viinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
Weening
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From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She at the first encounter on him ran With furious rage, as if she had intended Out of his breast the very heart haue rended: But he that had like tempests often tride, From that first flaw him selfe right well defended.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Trumpets sounded, and the field began; vi With bitter strokes it both began, and ended.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet still her blowes he bore, and her forbore, vii Weening at last to win aduantage new; Yet still her crueltie increased more, And though powre faild, her courage did accrew, Which fayling he gan fiercely her pursew.
yron
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From this reading Like as a Smith that to his cunning feat The stubborne mettall seeketh to subdew, Soone as he feeles it mollifide with heat, With his great yron sledge doth strongly on it beat.
