Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

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

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

earlier than; in front of

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

give a benediction to

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

a young person of either sex

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

without stop or interruption

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

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From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

properly deserved

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

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From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

take in liquids

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

a boy or man

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

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 life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

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From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

the state of being honored

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

to a great degree or extent

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

one of four equal parts

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

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From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

on the contrary

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

express in words

From this reading art an honest fellow, quoth my uncle _Toby._——My father nodded his head, as much as to say—and so he is.——

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

a thing, without saying which

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

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

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

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

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

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From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

in the direction of

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

someone who plays practical jokes on others

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

used to ask for information about something

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

which person or people

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

in the company of; together with

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading replied _Trim_, that I never refused quarter in my life to any man who cried out for it;——but to a woman or a child, continued _Trim_, before I would level my musket at them, I would lose my

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading life a thousand times.——Here’s a crown for thee, _Trim_, to drink with _Obadiah_ to-night, quoth my uncle _Toby_, and I’ll give _Obadiah_ another too.—God bless your Honour, replied _Trim_,——I had rather these poor women and children had it.——thou

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading a general officer.——Why? what do you understand of the affair? said Dr. _Slop_, looking towards _Trim_, with something more of contempt than the Corporal’s honest heart deserved.——What do you know, friend, about this battle you talk of?—I know,

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [I have been in many a battle, an’ please your Honour, quoth _Trim_, sighing, but never in so melancholy a one as this,—I would not have drawn a tricker in it against these poor souls,——to have been made