used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt Sir_ JOHN, MILLISENT, _and_ ROSE.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
confederacynounUS /kənˈfedərəsi/
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _Warn._ No doubt of it.
at any time
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
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From this reading [_Exeunt Sir_ JOHN, MILLISENT, _and_ ROSE.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
foolishest
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From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
I'm
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From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
MartnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
MillverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
MILLISENT
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From this reading [_Exeunt Sir_ JOHN, MILLISENT, _and_ ROSE.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
not any; not one
From this reading _Warn._ No doubt of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
on't
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From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading [_Exeunt Sir_ JOHN, MILLISENT, _and_ ROSE.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
unwelcomeadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
WarnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading _Warn._ No doubt of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
wittyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪti/
combining clever conception and facetious expression
From this reading _Mill._ Well, of a witty man, this was the foolishest part that ever I beheld.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Sir Mart._ I am a fool, I must confess it; and I am the most miserable one without thy help--but yet it was such a mistake as any man might have made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir John._ This is the very paper I had lost: I'm very glad on't; [_Takes the paper_.] it has saved me a most unwelcome journey--but I will not thank you for the courtesy, which now I find you never did intend me--this is confederacy, I smoke it now--come, madam, let me wait on you to your father.
