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From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
Abi
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From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
assuageverbUS /əˈsweɪdʒ/
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
take in liquids
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
at any time
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
I'll
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From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
JudasnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəs/
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
liarnounUS /ˈlaɪər/
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
loathadjectiveUS /loʊθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
Maurano
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From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
preventionnounUS /priˈvenʃən/
the act of preventing
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
try to get or reach
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/
a person loved by another person
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
carry out
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
Tha
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From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
to-day
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From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _Abi._ To be short, sweetheart, I'll be true to thee, though a liar to my husband.
the act of using
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told him my husband was to go to Maurano to-day, to renew a farm he has; and in the meantime he might be tenant at will to use mine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
(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 Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
wenchnounUS /wentʃ/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, wench, we were best wisely in time seek for prevention; I should be loath to take drink and die on 't, as I am afraid I shall, that he will lie with thee.
woodcocknounUS /ˈwʊdkɑːk/
game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Tha._ I ever thought by his red beard he would prove a Judas;[219] here am I bought and sold; he makes much of me indeed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have signed your husband's bill like a woodcock, as he is held; persuaded him (since naught but my love can assuage his violent passions) he should enjoy, like a private friend, the pleasures of my bed.
