used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
CharnounUS /tʃɑːr/
a charred substance
From this reading _Char_.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading A Coach and four Horses.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
despicableadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
Egre
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From this reading _Egre_.
executeverbUS /ˈeksəkjuːt/
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A Coach and four Horses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A Coach and four Horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
poste
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From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
School-boy
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From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
scorn'd
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From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
carry out
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pray take her, take her, I am weary of her: What did you bring to carry her?
at the time that
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Away, ye poor things, ye despicable creatures! do you come poste to fetch a Lady from me? from a poor School-boy that ye scorn'd of late, and grow lame in your hearts when you should execute?
