Chapter II

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

past form of “commend” — express approval of

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

a female human offspring

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

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From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Le._ Whom in the name of wonder?

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

plural of “li” — a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

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From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Le._ Whom in the name of wonder?

leave undone or leave out

From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

not any; not one

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

remorse for your past conduct

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

express in words

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

a special situation

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Lis._ For your neglect, and too much crueltie To one that dearely loues you.

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From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Le._ Whom in the name of wonder?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _Le._ Father, why?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading _Le._ Whom in the name of wonder?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Le._ Father, I vnderstand not what you say: The other day you talkt of Penitence, Commended Patience, Sorrow and Contrition, As Antidotes against the soules decay: And now, me thinkes, you speake of no such thing.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Lis._ Mistake me not, deare Daughter, I spake then, Onely to mortifie the sinfull minde, But now I come with comfort, to restore Your fainting spirits that were grieu’d before: But Daughter, I must chide you.