used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As You Like It.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
cockcrownoun
the first light of day
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
Corin
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From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
well in the past; former
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
faints
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From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
Here's
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From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As You Like It.
Kilcullen
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From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As You Like It.
a female domestic
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
O'ToolenounUS /oʊˈtuːl/
British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
oppress'd
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From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
Rosalind
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From this reading “_Rosalind_.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
succournoun
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although I departed from Kilcullen at cockcrow, Mark Antony O’Toole, having borrowed some hours from the night, had taken the road before me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “_Corin._ I pity her, And wish for her sake, more than for my own, My fortunes were more able to relieve her.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As You Like It.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Here’s a young maid with travel much oppress’d, And faints for succour.”
