used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
bowersnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
a female human offspring
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
dearly loved
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
Here's
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From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
engage in
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
in the near future
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
spy'd
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From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
they'll
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From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
up to a particular time
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
Wallington
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From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading She had not been in Wallington three quarters and a day, Till upon the ground she could not walk, she was a weary prey.
accept gladly
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
at the time that
From this reading When she came to Wallington, and into Wallington hall, There she spy'd her mother dear, walking about the wall.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Make no vows, Fair Mary, for fear they broken be; Here's been the Knight of Wallington, asking good will of thee.'
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If here's been the knight, mother, asking good will of me, Within three quarters of a year you may come bury me.'
You're
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From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading 'You're welcome, daughter dear, to thy castle and thy bowers;' 'I thank you kindly, mother, I hope they'll soon be yours.'
