used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
on or to one side
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
confined by bonds
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
DalnounUS /dæl/
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
a female human offspring
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
fool'snounUS /fuːlz/
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
the act of departing
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _San._ And satisfaction she shall have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
he'll
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From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
he's
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From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
LopverbUS /lɑːp/
cut off from a whole
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
LOPEZ
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From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
engage in
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
not any; not one
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
pleasesverbUS /ˈpliːzɪz/
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
San
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From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
Sancho
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From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _San._ And satisfaction she shall have.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Dal._ [_Aside._] The fool's too much a fool; he's going to discover himself, if I prevent it not.-- [_To_ LOPEZ.] Make haste, father, and put him upon the point, or he'll give me up to Sancho.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
precisely as stated
From this reading _San._ That shall be a very good jest between you and me another time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lop._ I make a vast difference betwixt you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lop._ Let Sancho be no fool, since your lordship pleases; for he is not bound to make my daughter any satisfaction, as you are.
