used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside._ _Cost._ Well, Tummas, must we part?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
cannot
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From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
Costar
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From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
e'enadverb
even
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
a man of refinement
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Plume._ Here, my lad.
honester
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From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
I'll
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From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
a boy or man
From this reading _Plume._ Here, my lad.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
go away from a place
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [_Aside._ _Cost._ Well, Tummas, must we part?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
not any; not one
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading [_Aside._ _Cost._ Well, Tummas, must we part?
PlumeverbUS /pluːm/
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
express in words
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
carry out
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
ThonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
Tummas
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Cost._ Well, Tummas, must we part?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Tho._ No, Costar, I cannot leave thee.--Come, captain, I'll e'en go along too; and if you have two honester simpler lads in your company than we two have been, I'll say no more.
Waunds
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From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
(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 [_Aside._ _Cost._ Well, Tummas, must we part?
in or to any place at all
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
wull
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From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Plume._ Give me thy hand; and now you and I will travel the world o'er, and command it wherever we tread.--Bring your friend with you, if you can.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Cost._ I wull--I wull--Waunds! my mind gives me that I shall be a captain myself--I take your money, sir, and now I am a gentleman.
