used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT V.
(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 _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
Bed-Chamber
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From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
to come or go into
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
the state of being honored
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/
set afire
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
Leonora
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From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
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 O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
TERESAnounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Enter Queen and_ TERESA, _at a distance._ My Leonora there!-- Mine! is she mine? my father's murderer mine?
TornounUS /tɔːr/
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
TORRISMOND
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From this reading SCENE I.--_A Bed-Chamber._ _Enter_ TORRISMOND.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading ACT V.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
weepsverbUS /wiːps/
third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
wildfirenounUS /ˈwaɪldfaɪər/
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
in the company of; together with
From this reading O! that I could, with honour, love her more, Or hate her less, with reason!--See, she weeps!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading _Tor._ Love, justice, nature, pity, and revenge, Have kindled up a wildfire in my breast, And I am all a civil war within!
