Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

(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 ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

reveal unintentionally

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

a youthful male person

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

a gallant or courtly gentleman

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

plural of “coach” — (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

associated with women and not with men

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

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

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

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From this reading _Lau_.

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

a woman of refinement

From this reading What, Madam?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

be standing; be upright

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

express in words

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

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

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

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 he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading ‘Tis he, my Cavalier, my Conqueror: _Antonio_, let the Coaches wait,--and stand at distance all: Now, _Silvio_, on thy Life forget my Sex and Quality, forget my useless name of _Laura Lucretia_, and call me Count of-- _Sil_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What, Madam?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Madam! ah, foolish Boy, thy feminine Courage will betray us all:-- but--call me Count--_Sans Coeur_.--And tell me, _Silvio_, how is it I appear?