used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
antine
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From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
blossomedverbUS /ˈblɑːsəmd/
past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
brought into existence
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
cambrick
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From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
let fall to the ground
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
etc
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From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
I'll
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From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
take in marriage
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
needle-work
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From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
stitchnounUS /stɪtʃ/
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
carry out
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
tasksnounUS /tæsks/
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
(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 O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
at the time that
From this reading ‘And when that these tasks are finished and done I’ll take thee and marry thee under the sun.’
in or at the place that
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
a Caucasian
From this reading ‘And thou must hang it upon a white thorn That never has blossomed since Adam was born.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘Thou must buy me, my lady, a cambrick shirt, Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine And stitch it without any needle-work.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading O and thus shalt thou be a true love of mine ‘And thou must wash it in yonder well, Whilst, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell.
