adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
aldermannounUS /ˈɔːldərmən/
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
bailverbUS /beɪl/
release after a security has been paid
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
BailiffnounUS /ˈbeɪləf/
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
communicativeadjectiveUS /kəˈmjuːnəkətɪv/
of or relating to communication
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
DenysverbUS /ˈdenɪs/
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
Messire
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From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
misdeednounUS /ˈmɪsˈdiːd/
improper or wicked or immoral behavior
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
testimonynounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
trow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Well, she is a witness, and may be a necessary one.”
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “In a case of blood we detain all testimony that is like to give us leg bail, and so defeat justice, and that is why we still keep the women folk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Messire Bailiff,” put in Denys, “you lay not all your witnesses by the heels I trow.”
