used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
Armado
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From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
confined by bonds
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
captivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/
strongly attracted
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
Costard
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From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
durancenoun
imprisonment (especially for a long time)
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
being one more than seven
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
enfreedoming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
immured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
imposeverbUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊz/
compel to behave in a certain way
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading LOVE'S LABOR LOST.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
lieunounUS /luː/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOVE'S LABOR LOST.
LOVE'SnounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE'S LABOR LOST.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
a human being
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
purgationnoun
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Armado_.--I give thee thy liberty, set thee free from durance; and in lieu thereof impose on thee nothing but this.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time the court had concluded its session it was eight o'clock in the evening.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Armado_.--By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty, enfreedoming thy person: thou wert immured, captivated, bound.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Costard_.--True, true, and now you will be my purgation, and let me loose.
