allottery
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From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It_.
Birkenholt
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From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
ConquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
dwellingsnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋz/
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
at any time
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
a social unit living together
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It_.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _As You Like It_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
pleasantest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
testamentnounUS /ˈtestəmənt/
a profession of belief
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
