Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

(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 So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

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

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

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

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

a merchant who sells men's clothing

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

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

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

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

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

psychological suffering

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

put on clothes

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

any strong feeling

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

destroyed or killed

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

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

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

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

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

plural of “inmate” — one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

a small worthless amount

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

a period of time spent sleeping

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

push to thrust outward

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

coated with paint

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

cut with a saw

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

having a supporting base

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

not in physical motion

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

express in words

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

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

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

precisely as stated

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

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

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

at the time that

From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.

during the time that

From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.