Chapter X

possessing life

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

(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 From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

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From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

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From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

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From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

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From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

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

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

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

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

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

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

a woman's lover

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

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From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

cut with a saw

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

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

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading 'This favour shalt thou have to boote, Ile have thy horse, go thou on foote, Go, get thee home to Northumberland.'

up to a particular time

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

one of the digits of the foot

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

the upper part of anything

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

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

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading From top to toe all wet was shee: 'This have I done for love of thee, And I the faire flower of Northumberland.'

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

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading 'For I have wife, and children five, In Edenborow they be alive; Then get thee home to faire England.

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading 'Now chuse,' quoth he, 'thou wanton flower, Whe'r thou wilt be my paramour, Or get thee home to Northumberland.

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Thus rode she all one winter's night, Till Edenborow they saw in sight, The chiefest towne in all Scotland.