used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
(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 me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
DANTEnounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
GABRIELnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
Julia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
not any; not one
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
Peyton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
ROSSETTInounUS /roʊˈseti/
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
not in physical motion
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Matters had not turned out exactly as she had anticipated; it is a way peculiar to matters over which we have no control.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading With me 'tis lost or won; With thee it is playing still; with him It is not well begun; But 'tis a game she plays with all Beneath the sway o' the sun.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Mistress Julia Peyton felt a trifle worried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And do you ask what game she plays?
