used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
CLIFFORD
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From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
freighted
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From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
only a very short time before
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
imprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
intolerablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbli/
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
Katherine
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From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
o'erskreen
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From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading On the fourth day of her restraint, imprisonment it could hardly be called.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
stamp'd
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From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
(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 DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading Lady Katherine was brought up to Westminster; she was carried in a close litter, and no familiar face or accustomed attendant came near.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
which person or people
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her anxiety, her anguish weighed intolerably upon her--sleep had not visited her eyes; she lived in perpetual terror that each sound was freighted with fatal tidings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEATH OF CLIFFORD Your love and pity doth the impression fill, Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o'erskreen my bad--my good allow?
