used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
(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 Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
bawlingnoun
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
exhale hard
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
brought into existence
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
demanding attention
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
giant'snounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
only a very short time before
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
and nothing more
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
roused to anger
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
Micomicona's
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From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
Panza
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From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
in the near future
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
Quixote
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From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
Quixote's
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From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
robbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
Sancho
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From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
cut with a saw
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
scimitarnoun
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
turnipnounUS /ˈtɜːrnəp/
widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Upon this they presently heard a noise and bustle in the chamber, and Don Quixote bawling out, "Stay, villain! robber, stay! since I have thee here, thy scimitar shall but little avail thee!" and with this they heard him strike with his sword with all his force against the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
at the time that
From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading He has lent him such a blow, that whip off went the giant's head, as round as a turnip."
Wine-skins
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From this reading _Of the dreadful battle betwixt Don Quixote and certain Wine-skins._ The conversation was hardly concluded when Sancho Panza came running out of Don Quixote's chamber in a terrible fright, crying out, "Help, help, good people! help my master!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is just now at it tooth and nail with that same giant, the Princess Micomicona's foe; I never saw a more dreadful battle in my born days.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are mad, Sancho," said the curate, starting up astonished; "is thy master such a wonderful hero as to fight a giant at two thousand leagues distance?"
