used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
airtverb
channel into a new direction
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
arma
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
brothe
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buglenounUS /ˈbjuːɡəl/
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
butteries
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From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
cedant
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cloake-bag
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From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
commonernounUS /ˈkɑːmənər/
a person who holds no title
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
craboun
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From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
deschargeth
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From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
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 This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
dishe
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
a boy or man
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
Flasche
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From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
heide
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
indure
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From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
iniquitie
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From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
itt
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From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
keepe
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
maisteris
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From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
come together
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
of an obscure nature
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
not any; not one
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
palfreynounUS /ˈpælfri/
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
participate in games or sport
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
Ploydenist
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
reule
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From this reading His butteries and his craboun he deschargeth Flasche, not by airt or reule.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
togae
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
tower-warder
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From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
trapt
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
velvatte
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From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading The devil, my maisteris, There is no dame in Venice shall indure itt.
verie
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From this reading This man's the devil's fellow commoner, A verie cloake-bag of iniquitie.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
look attentively
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading _Old Play._ Whilst the knight and his lady were looking about in amazement for their mysterious guest, the tower-warder sounded the great bugle, a tremendous horn that lay on a shelf in the balcony where he kept watch.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is it meet A Ploydenist should be a _cedant arma togae_, Mounted on a trapt palfrey; with a dishe Of velvatte on his heide, to keepe the brothe Of his wit warm?
