used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
anew
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
biernounUS /biːr/
a coffin along with its stand
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
uttered without voice
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
Drap
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From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
drapd
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From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
drapt
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From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
coins made of gold
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
goshawknounUS /ˈɡɑːshɔːk/
large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
hetadjective
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
love-tokens
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From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
engage in
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
not one, and not any
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
ow
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From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
red-rose
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From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
rose-redadjective
of a deep slightly bluish red color
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
sark
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From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
shewverbUS /ʃuː/
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
express in speech
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
steeking
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From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drapd the het lead on her cheek, So did they on her chin; They drapt it on her red-rose lips, But they breathed none again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
true-love
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From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
wark
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From this reading Her sisters they went to a room, To make to her a sark; The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Her brothers they went to a room, To make to her a bier; The boards of it was cedar wood, And the plates ow it gold so clear.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But well is me, my jolly goshawk, That ye can speak and flee; Come shew to me any love-tokens That you have brought to me.'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Says, Drap the hot lead on her cheek, And drop it on her chin, And drop it on her rose-red lips, And she will speak again: For much a lady young will do, To her true-love to win.
