used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
calumnies
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From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
experimentsnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
a social unit living together
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
fannedadjectiveUS /fænd/
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
fosteredverbUS /ˈfɑːstərd/
past form of “foster” — promote the growth of
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
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 —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
I'll
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From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
set down according to a plan
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
immediately past
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
Margery's
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From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
mishapsnounUS /ˈmɪshæps/
plural of “mishap” — an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
serv'st
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From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
Simon'snounUS /ˈsaɪmənz/
possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
simpler's
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From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv’st!
unwontedlyadverb
in an unusual manner
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading —SHAKESPEARE (_Henry VI._) The next morning, at an hour unwontedly early for such a ceremony, they laid Master Simon’s remains to rest in the family vault.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading The discontent in the village, aroused by the series of mishaps attendant on the simpler’s last experiments and fostered of late by Margery’s subtle calumnies, had been fanned to fury by her last round of farewell visits.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Blood will I draw on thee—thou art a witch!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here then she comes.—I’ll have a bout with thee: Devil, or devil’s dam!...
