used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
(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 Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
terminate
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
DevouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
Hey
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From this reading "Hey!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sweet pickle made!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
live-long
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From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a sweet pickle made!
mopingverbUS /ˈmoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “mope” — move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
picklenounUS /ˈpɪkəl/
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading In a sweet pickle made!
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
determined
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
term of address for a man
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
be seated
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
spleennounUS /spliːn/
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
staggeringadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
not in physical motion
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading In a sweet pickle made!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
up to a particular time
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading And this, Sir John, is every day the trade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
(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 Here I sit moping all the live-long night, Devoured with spleen, and stranger to delight; 'Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast, Resolved to break my heart, as well as rest."
in the company of; together with
From this reading My lady with her tongue was still prepared, She rattled loud, and he impatient heard: "'Tis a fine hour?
