the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
AntnounUS /ænt/
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
ay
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From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
fearless and daring
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
a female human offspring
From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
Joh
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From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
engage in
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
Morayma
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From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
Mufti's
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From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
nonplust
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From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
be standing; be upright
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Joh._ And you see I am come to make them good; but I am neither Morayma, nor the Mufti's daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, are not you Morayma, the Mufti's daughter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did not I see you with him: did not he present me to you? were you not so charitable as to give me money? ay, and to tread upon my foot, and squeeze my hand too, if I may be so bold to remember you of past favours?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Joh._ What! you are confounded, and stand mute?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ant._ Somewhat nonplust, I confess, to hear you deny your name so positively.
