Chapter XV

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

anew

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

experiencing a sudden sense of danger

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

possessing life

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

(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 He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

present reasons and arguments

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

an old word for “between”

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

propose a payment

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

inflected form of “brag” — show off

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a subordinate who performs an important but routine function

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

brought together in one place

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

progressing melodically by intervals of a second

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

approval

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a shortage of rainfall

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a boy or man

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

set up or found

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a former English silver coin worth four pennies

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

an association of criminals

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the act of departing

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

an English coin worth half a penny

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

set down according to a plan

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a landlord who is a woman

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

immediately past

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

structures collectively in which people are housed

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

with fondness; with love

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

engage in

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the force of workers available

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

the quantity that can be held in a mug

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

not any; not one

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

throughout a period of time

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

on one occasion

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

and nothing more

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

above and across; more than

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a local church community

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

inclined or disposed to peace

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

plural of “pill” — something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

first in rank or degree

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

cause to flee

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

possessive form of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

try to get or reach

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

be seated

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the state of being asleep

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

very bad

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

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From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

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

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

up to a particular time

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

male cat

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

not meant or adapted for a particular purpose

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

the act of using

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

precisely as stated

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

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From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

at the time that

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

in or at the place that

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

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

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

which person or people

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading But at last our money ran short, and the landlady had no chalk nor faith to credit us seeing by our coats, courage, and conduct, that we would little mind performance against the day of payment, so then we began to turn sober and wise behind the hand, and every one of us to seek supply from another, and when we collected all the money we had amongst us, on the table, it was but fourpence halfpenny, which we lovingly divided among us, but only three babees a piece, and as Drouthy Tom’s stock and mine was conjunct, we gave the quack again his sh----g stuff and stinking drugs, and he gave us our goods and hair, which we equally divided betwixt us, the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost, and so we parted; I went for East Lothian, and Tom for the West; but my sorting of goods being very unsuitable for that country, I got but little or no money, which caused me to apply to the goodman for to get lodging, and it being upon a Saturday’s night was hard to be found till very late in the night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We came again to a place near Sutry-hill, where the ale was good, and very civil usage, and our drought being very great the more we drank, the better we lov’d it: and here we fell in company with a quack doctor, who bragged us with bottle about, for two days and two nights, only when one fell drunk, we pushed and pricked him with a big prin, to keep him from sleeping.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading I prevailed to get staying in a great farmers house, about two miles from Haddington; they were all at supper when I went in; I was ordered to sit down behind their backs, the goodwife then took a dish, went round the servants, and collected a soup out of every cog,[81] which was sufficient to have served three men; the goodwife ordered me to be laid in the barn all night for my bed, but the bully-fac’d goodman swore he had too much stuff in it, to venture me there, the goodwife said I should not ly within the house, for I would be o’er near the lasses bed, then the lads swore I should not go with them,[82] for I was a forjesket like fellow, and (wha kens whether I was honest or not) he may fill his wallet wi’ our cloaths and gang his wa’ or day light.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He bought of our hair, and we of his pills and drugs, he having as much knowledge of the one, as we had of the other, only I was sure, I had as much as would set a whole parish to the midden or mug, all at once.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading At last I was conducted out to the swine’s stye, to sleep with an old sow and seven pigs, and there I lay for two nights[83] In the night the young pigs came gruzling about me very kindly, thinking I was some friend of their mother’s come to visit them; they gave me but little rest, always coming kissing me with their cold noses, which caused me to beat them off with my staff, which made them to make a terrible noise, so that their old mother came up to argue the matter, running upon me with open mouth, but I gave her such a rout over her long snout, which caused her to roar out murder in her own language that alarmed the servants where they lay, who came to see what was the matter, I told them, their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.