adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
AdjournverbUS /əˈdʒɜːrn/
close at the end of a session
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
BARDI
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From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
cannot
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From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
COUNTverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
DUCHESSnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
JusticenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
MadamnounUS /ˈmædəm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading To Venice, Madam?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Exit_ COUNT BARDI.] A moment, my Lord Justice.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
sayest
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From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Venice, Madam?
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading To Venice, Madam?
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading DUCHESS Not a word of this, Go, go at once.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading If, as thou sayest it, this is the law— Nay, nay, I doubt not that thou sayest right, Though right be wrong in such a case as this— May I not by the virtue of mine office Adjourn this court until another day?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LORD JUSTICE Madam, you cannot stay a trial for blood.
