used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
speak to
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
AgincourtnounUS /ˈædʒənkɔːrt/
a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
a state at a particular time
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
detectionnounUS /dɪˈtekʃən/
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
move gently or carefully
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
Harfleur
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From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
engage in
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
the force of workers available
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
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 ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
oozyadjective
leaking out slowly
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
privatesnounUS /ˈpraɪvəts/
external sex organ
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
quotingverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
reflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
remonstrancenoun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
except for; apart from
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
Scroop
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From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
second-rateadjective
moderate to inferior in quality
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
Shakespear's
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From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
not in physical motion
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
SubjectedverbUS /səbˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
sumless
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From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Of this sort are the king’s remonstrance to Scroop, Grey, and Cambridge, on the detection of their treason, his address to the soldiers at the siege of Harfleur, and the still finer one before the battle of Agincourt, the description of the night before the battle, and the reflections on ceremony put into the mouth of the king.
treasuriesnounUS /ˈtreʒəriz/
plural of “treasury” — the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
twin-born
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From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading HENRY V. is but one of Shakespear’s second-rate plays.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What infinite heart’s ease must kings neglect, That private men enjoy; and what have kings, That privates have not too, save ceremony?
belonging to which person
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
wracknounUS /ræk/
dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
wringingverbUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading ‘O hard condition; twin-born with greatness, Subjected to the breath of every fool, Whose sense no more can feel but his own wringing!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume ‘rich with his praise,’ ‘As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.’
