used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
how long something has existed
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
(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 "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
in addition
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
Culverhouse
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From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
Here's
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From this reading Here's a pledge to it!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here's a pledge to it!"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
go away from a place
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
for more time
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
MadnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
Majesties
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From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
Margaret
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From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
not any; not one
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
Osra's
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From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading Here's a pledge to it!"
pranksnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
Rudolf
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From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
Strelsau
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From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
carry out
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
TuscanynounUS /ˈtʌskəni/
a region in central Italy
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
ushersnounUS /ˈʌʃərz/
plural of “usher” — Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
From this reading At this moment the ushers announced that the Lord Harry Culverhouse had come to take his leave of their Majesties and of the Princess.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading And having said this, King Rudolf III. took a deep draught of wine.
a late time of life
From this reading "Seeing that my father Henry is dead, and that I am King; seeing also that I am no longer a bachelor, but a married man"--and here he bowed to Margaret of Tuscany, his newly wedded wife; "and seeing that Osra's turned twenty years of age--why, we are all to be sober folk at Strelsau from this day forward, and we are to play no more pranks.
