Chapter VII · Life in a Watch-House

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

anew

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

equally

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

react verbally

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

for the reason that

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

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From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

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From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

no longer in force or use; inactive

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

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From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

at any time

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

showing great reverence for god

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

a search for knowledge

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

impossible to remedy or correct or redress

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

conformity or harmony

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

plural of “knave” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

engage in

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

a particular point in time

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

not any; not one

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

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From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

and nothing more

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

in a regular manner

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

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From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

express in words

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

do one's shopping

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

express a supposition

From this reading Don’t confound places, and suppose for a moment, that I mean those _réfugia peccatorum_, now-a-days called “station-houses.”

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two are no more alike, than the London Tavern is to a boiled-beef shop.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

during the time that

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “I’ll ne’er be drunk while I live again but in honest, civil, godly company, for this trick; if I be drunk, I’ll be drunk with those that have the fear of God, and not with drunken knaves.”--Merry Wives of Windsor.

a late time of life

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Reader,--will you make a clean breast and answer a simple question?--Were you ever regularly cribbed, and deposited for safe keeping in a watch-house?

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading If you reply to my inquiry in the negative, and art young, I can only say the mischief is irremediable--and for the best reason, because watch-houses have been defunct these twenty years.