Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

(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 "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

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

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

dearly loved

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

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From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

a person who fells trees

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading "No, ’tis not that," said the housekeeper.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

by chance

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

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From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

not any; not one

From this reading "No, ’tis not that," said the housekeeper.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

make a promise or commitment

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

relieve from

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "No, ’tis not that," said the housekeeper.

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

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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 "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

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

From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

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From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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From this reading "’Tis to be hoped ’twas not vallyble, my dear," said one of her friends.

anger produced by some annoying irritation

From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

(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 "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

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From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Drat it all!" she cried with vexation.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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From this reading "If ’tis a love-letter," said another, "and ye can’t hold the man to his promise, ’twill be a gashly misfortune, to be sure, though maybe he’s a poor slack-twisted feller as ye’ll be glad to be rid of."

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From this reading "Well, ye needn’t werrit, if ’tis a bill for yer maister’s goods.