used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
Bett
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From this reading _Bett_.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
Betty
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From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
BumpernounUS /ˈbʌmpər/
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
d'you
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
at any time
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
gi'me
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From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
the act of departing
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
GuardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
GuineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
ten 10s
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
InfantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
IntriguesnounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/
plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
Knapverb
strike sharply
From this reading _Knap_.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
nothing'snounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋz/
possessive form of “nothing” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
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 Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
o'the
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From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
PleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
publick
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From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
Shr
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From this reading _Shr_.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
starveverbUS /stɑːrv/
be hungry; go without food
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
t'other
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From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
express in words
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
that's
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From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thee, Child, Lord starve thee, a Foot Soldier! one o'the Infantry, a Lady that's Fool enough to pay for her Pleasures, may provide her self better out o' the Guards.--Come, gi'me t'other Bumper, nothing's to be got here, I find, and I must run.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
in the company of; together with
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everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But tell us, _Betty_, what Intrigues are going forward, your publick Post brings you into a world of private Business, d'you know ever an amorous Lady that would present me with a hundred Guineas to oblige her?
