Chapter II

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

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

matters of personal concern

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

(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 If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

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

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

any person at all

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

on the far side of; further than

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

plural of “bore” — a person who evokes boredom

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

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From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

at any time

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

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From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

for this reason

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

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From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

obtain from someone after their death

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

conformity or harmony

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

possessive form of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

a particular point in time

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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 “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

and nothing more

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

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From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

Identical; not different.

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

express in words

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

a general conscious awareness

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

express in speech

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

take without the owner's consent

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Marlowe did not, for he could not, teach Shakespeare this secret, nor has anybody else ever learned it.

express in words

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading He is at Milford-Haven: read, and tell me How far ’t is thither.

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

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

which person or people

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole speech is breathless with haste, and is in keeping not only with the feeling of the moment, but with what we already know of the impulsive character of Imogen.

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

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

in the company of; together with

From this reading “O, for a horse with wings!--Hear’st thou, Pisanio?

but in spite of that

From this reading If one of mean affairs May plod it in a week, why may not I Glide thither in a day?--Then, true Pisanio-- Who long’st like me to see thy lord; who long’st O, let me ’bate--but not like me--yet long’st-- But in a fainter kind:--O, not like me; For mine’s beyond beyond: say, and speak thick,-- Love’s counsellor should fill the bores of hearing, To the smothering of the sense,--how far it is To this same blessed Milford: and, by the way, Tell me how Wales was made so happy as To inherit such a haven: but, first of all, How we may steal from hence.”