used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
Alisoun
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From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
bobs
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From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
clothing in general
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Who was his father?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading JOHANNA O Heaven!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PRIORESS To her!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who was his father?
Huberd
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From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
JOHANNA
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From this reading JOHANNA O Heaven!
Knight'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “knight” — 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 [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
make-upnounUS /ˈmeɪkʌp/
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
a particular point in time
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
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 JOHANNA O Heaven!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
peersnounUS /pɪrz/
plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
PRIORESSnoun
the superior of a group of nuns
From this reading PRIORESS To her!
rhymingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪmɪŋ/
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
except for; apart from
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
not in physical motion
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRIORESS To her!
UnseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
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 She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was his father?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
which person or people
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
belonging to which person
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
winksnounUS /wɪŋks/
plural of “wink” — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She winks to Huberd, whose head bobs up a moment from behind the wall._] SQUIRE [_To Johanna._] Sweet mistress-- JOHANNA I demand to know Who is this rhyming man?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [_Unseen, save by the audience, the cellar door is opened, part way, and Alisoun peers out, dressed in the Knight’s clothes, but still without a make-up.
