used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading _Duke._ Alas, what's your distemper?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
distempernounUS /dɪˈstempər/
any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
From this reading _Duke._ Alas, what's your distemper?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading _Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
Fred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
girtverbUS /ɡɜːrt/
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
highnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
Moor's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
accept an excuse for
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
unusual or striking
From this reading _Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
ribbandnoun
a ribbon used as a decoration
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
rudenessnounUS /ˈruːdnəs/
a manner that is rude and insulting
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
be seated
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
twas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable.
precisely as stated
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
vizornoun
a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
(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 I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
What's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
a Caucasian
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember very well, 'twas a loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to sit before you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir, I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!-- _Duke._ What's the matter?
