used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
(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 I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
bird-cage
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From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
Brach
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From this reading Brach.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
consumptionnounUS /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
Flam
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From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
gallants
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From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
held dear
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
protestationnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃən/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
a person who is being chased
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
relieve from
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
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 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, should she fail to come---- Flam.
under-age
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From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
unwiselyadverbUS /ənˈwaɪzli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Tis just like a summer bird-cage in a garden: the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I myself have not loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation, whom some three or four gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must not have your lordship thus unwisely amorous.
