used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
(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 Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading 'Ouns my Snuff cost two Guineas.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
at any time
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
Fastin
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From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
GuineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading 'Ouns my Snuff cost two Guineas.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
Jealousie
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From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
Ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
LordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
roused to anger
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Whim._ Like my Snuff-box, Madam.
MarverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
the force of workers available
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
Ouns
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From this reading 'Ouns my Snuff cost two Guineas.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
polt
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From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
pursuesverbUS /pərˈsuːz/
third-person singular of “pursue” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
SnuffnounUS /snʌf/
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading 'Ouns my Snuff cost two Guineas.
Snuff-box
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From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
stormingverbUS /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
thro
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From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
throwsnounUS /θroʊz/
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading (_talking eagerly, she throws my Lords Snuff-box down._ L.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Ouns my Snuff cost two Guineas.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
WhimnounUS /wɪm/
a sudden desire
From this reading _Whim._ Like my Snuff-box, Madam.
Whimsicall's
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From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whither _Fastin_, mad with Jealousie and Love, pursues: Now your Lordship shall see the storming of a Fort, not like your _Jerusalem_, but the modern way; my Men shall go all up thro' a trap door, and ever now and then one drop polt down dead.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mar._ Now will your Ladyship please to conceive these three are got into my Lord _Whimsicall's_ Castle?
