used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
Brach
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From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
Brachiano
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From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
Camillo
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From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
cleaveverbUS /kliːv/
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
conjurernounUS /ˈkɑːndʒərʌr/
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
to come or go into
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
Exeunt
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From this reading [Exeunt.
Fran
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From this reading Fran.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
an established custom
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
How
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From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
loath'd
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From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
mistletoenounUS /ˈmɪsəltoʊ/
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
prefix'd
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From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
rotnounUS /rɑːt/
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
sereadjectiveUS /sɪr/
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
term of address for a man
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
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 Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading There 's small pity in 't: Like mistletoe on sere elms spent by weather, Let him cleave to her, and both rot together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCENE II Enter Brachiano, with one in the habit of a conjurer Brach.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, sir, I claim your promise: 'tis dead midnight, The time prefix'd to show me by your art, How the intended murder of Camillo, And our loath'd duchess, grow to action.
