Chapter LXXIII · Chapter 73

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From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

From this reading The way they administer justice is this.

-ing form of “administer” — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

plural of “beating” — the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

being seven more than forty

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

ten 10s

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The way they administer justice is this.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

money demanded for the return of a captured person

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

being one more than sixteen

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The way they administer justice is this.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

a special situation

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

being seven more than thirty

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The way they administer justice is this.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Howbeit, if he be able to ransom himself by paying nine times the value of the thing stolen, he is let off.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The way they administer justice is this.

at the time that

From this reading When any one has committed a petty theft, they give him, under the orders of authority, seven blows of a stick, or seventeen, or twenty-seven, or thirty-seven, or forty-seven, and so forth, always increasing by tens in proportion to the injury done, and running up to one hundred and seven.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of these beatings sometimes they die.{1} But if the offence be horse-stealing, or some other great matter, they cut the thief in two with a sword.