Chapter VIII

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

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

(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 The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

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

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

react verbally

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

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

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

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

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

a young female

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

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

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

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

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

of great significance or value

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

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

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

and nothing more

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

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

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

plural of “melt” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

not any; not one

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

recurring again and again

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

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

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

deliver by singing

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

express in words

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

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

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

a special situation

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

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

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

at the time that

From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"

English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)

From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"

an affirmative

From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"