used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
(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 With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
AnonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
bootnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
CHAUCERnounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
engenderedverbUS /enˈdʒendərd/
past form of “engender” — call forth
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
not one, and not any
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
Peena
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From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
Physicnoun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
practiser
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From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
try to get or reach
From this reading The first care of the faithful Peena or Esther, was to seek the doctor.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
express in speech
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
surgerynounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
in or at that place or location
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
precisely as stated
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
in or at the place that
From this reading * * * * * He knew the cause of every malady, Were it of cold, or hot, or moist, or dry, And where engendered, and of what humor: He was a very perfect practiser.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading With us there was a Doctor of Physic: In all this world ne was there none him like, To speak of physic and of surgery.
ynounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading The cause y know, and of his harm the root, Anon he gave to the sick man his boot.
