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From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
(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 _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Ga._ Would to God her ladyship would come away!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Ga._ Would to God her ladyship would come away!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
increase twofold
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
Fonoun
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
GanounUS /ɡɑː/
the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _Ga._ Would to God her ladyship would come away!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
hemnounUS /hem/
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
knightedverbUS /ˈnaɪtɪd/
past form of “knight” — raise (someone) to knighthood
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading _Ga._ Would to God her ladyship would come away!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
joined in matrimony
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
not any; not one
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
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 _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
express in words
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
she's
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From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
carry out
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 21 _Ga._ But there are no giants in the castle, are there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Fo._ O she's married to a most fine castle i' th' country, they say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Fo._ O no: they say her knight killed 'hem all, and therefore he was knighted.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Ga._ I warrant here will be double as many people to see her take coach as there were to see it take water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Ga._ Would to God her ladyship would come away!
