used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
crummy's
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From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I would not go, father, were I you.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
Gawin's
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From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
in like or similar manner
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
marled
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From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
Matilda
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From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
Matty
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From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
pike-staff
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From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
PRODIGALnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading THE PRODIGAL SON.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
express in words
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
ShepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
a male human offspring
From this reading THE PRODIGAL SON.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
tartannounUS /ˈtɑːrtən/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRODIGAL SON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
to-day
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From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I would not go, father, were I you.
which person or people
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Bring me my pike-staff, daughter Matilda,--the one with the head turned round like crummy's horn; I find it easiest for my hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would not go, father, were I you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And do you hear, Matty?--Stop, I say; you are always in such a hurry.--Bring me likewise my best cloak,--not the tartan one, but the grey marled one, lined with green flannel.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I go over to Shepherd Gawin's to-day, to see that poor young man who is said to be dying."
