3687
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
3688
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
3689
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
3690
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From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
3691
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From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
3692
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From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
90
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
95
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From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
aspennounUS /ˈæspən/
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
BarbarynounUS /ˈbɑːrbəri/
a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call him up, drawer.
cannot
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From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
cheaternounUS /ˈtʃiːtər/
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
DolnounUS /dɑːl/
a unit of pain intensity
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Call him up, drawer.
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit First Drawer._ _Host._ Cheater, call you him?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
Fal
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [_Exit First Drawer._ _Host._ Cheater, call you him?
in a gradual manner
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
greyhoundnounUS /ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
he'll
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
He's
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From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading [_Exit First Drawer._ _Host._ Cheater, call you him?
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
how
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From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
not any; not one
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
puppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/
a young dog
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
swaggerverbUS /ˈswæɡər/
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
swaggerernoun
someone who walks in an arrogant manner
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
swaggerers
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From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
swaggeringadjectiveUS /ˈswæɡərɪŋ/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
twere
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From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Call him up, drawer.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
at the time that
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I will bar no honest man my house, nor no cheater: but I do not love swaggering, 95 by my troth; I am the worse, when one says swagger: feel,[3690] masters, how I shake; look you, I warrant you.[3691] _Dol._ So you do, hostess.
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading _Host._ Do I? yea, in very truth, do I, an 'twere an[3692] aspen leaf: I cannot abide swaggerers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fal._ He's no swaggerer, hostess; a tame cheater, i'[3687][3688] faith; you may stroke him as gently as a puppy greyhound:[3688] 90 he'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if her[3689] feathers turn back in any show of resistance.
