used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
(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 We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
ARISINGverbUS /ərˈaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
BEAUMONTnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading BEAUMONT and FLETCHER.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
cannot
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From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
a quad with a square body
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
EXEMPLIFIEDverbUS /ɪɡˈzempləfaɪd/
inflected form of “exemplify” — be characteristic of
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
FLETCHERnounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading BEAUMONT and FLETCHER.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
FOREGOINGadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
INTERJECTIONSnounUS /ˌɪntərˈdʒekʃənz/
plural of “interjection” — an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
OATHSnounUS /oʊðz/
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
PARLOUSadjective
fraught with danger
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A PARLOUS QUESTION ARISING OUT OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
stinkverbUS /stɪŋk/
be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
SUBSTITUTEverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
surfeits
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From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
swoln
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From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
They'll
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From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
at the time that
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN A SUBSTITUTE FOR OATHS, AND OTHER PASSIONATE INTERJECTIONS IS EXEMPLIFIED.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have we to do with the times?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We cannot cure 'em: Let them go on: when they are swoln with surfeits They'll burst and stink: Then all the world shall smell 'em.
