used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
in the past
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
(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 KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading His way with women is always beautiful.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
Bawn
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From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading His way with women is always beautiful.
beggar-woman
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From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
a youthful male person
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
Cardew
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From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
COPHETUA
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From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
Devereux
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From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
a young female
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His way with women is always beautiful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
Katty
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From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
McCann
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From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
not any; not one
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
resemblesverbUS /rɪˈzembəlz/
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
not in physical motion
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His way with women is always beautiful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a boy, dark and fine, like Anthony, and a girl who resembles me.
which person or people
From this reading KING COPHETUA All that is long ago, and I am Bawn Cardew, who was Bawn Devereux.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I am still in a bewilderment as to why Anthony should have chosen me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I believe there is no woman, gentle or simple, who comes in contact with him, from my grandmother down to Katty McCann, the beggar-woman, who is not in love with him.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading His way with women is always beautiful.
