used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
(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 Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
in a state of sleep
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
AwakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
aye
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From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
dearly loved
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
Emmeline
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From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
for this reason
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
I'll
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From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
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 “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
lady-mother
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From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
engage in
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
Mayst
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From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
attach to a support
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
palfray
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From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
sateverbUS /seɪt/
fill to satisfaction
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
except for; apart from
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
in the near future
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
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 And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
wendverbUS /wend/
direct one's course or way
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
in or at the place that
From this reading “O Lady, thou with a Knight so true, Mayst safely wend alone; To my lady-mother I will thee bring, Where marriage shall make us one.”
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading And soon she heard her true love’s voice Low whispering at the wall, “Awake! awake! my dear Lady, ’Tis I, thy true love call.
which person or people
From this reading Now day was gone, and night was come, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sate in her bower to weep:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Awake! awake! my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair palfray; This ladder of ropes will let thee down, I’ll carry thee hence away.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now nay, now nay, thou gentle Knight, Now nay, this may not be, For aye should I tint my maiden fame, If alone I should wend with thee.”
