154
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From this reading _154.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
Alice
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From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
(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 What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
have
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
bower-window
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From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
at any time
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
garlandverbUS /ˈɡɑːrlənd/
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
in a gradual manner
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
Giles
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From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
lemon-thyme
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From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
engage in
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
marjoramnounUS /ˈmɑːdʒərəm/
aromatic Eurasian perennial
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
the force of workers available
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
MendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
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 What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
quoif
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From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
ruenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading IV ‘And bury me in Saint Mary’s church, All for my love so true, And make me a garland of marjoram, And of lemon-thyme, and rue.’
cut with a saw
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
shouldèrs
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From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
to-morrow
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From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Alice_ I Lady Alice was sitting in her bower-window, Mending her midnight quoif, And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
at the time that
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading II ‘What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading What bear ye on your shouldèrs?’-- ‘We bear the corpse of Giles Collins, An old and true lover of yours.’-- III ‘O lay him down gently, ye six men tall, All on the grass so green, And to-morrow, when the sun goes down, Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen.
