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From this reading [192] Simpletons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
beshrewverb
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
cony-catching
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From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
entreated
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From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
FlunounUS /fluː/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
I'll
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From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
I'm
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From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
go away from a place
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
MatnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
not any; not one
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
in other respects or ways
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
go across or through
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
PoxnounUS /pɑːks/
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading _Mat._ Pox on her! let her alone.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
punknounUS /pʌŋk/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
express in words
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
Simpletons
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From this reading [192] Simpletons.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
thou'rt
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From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
unregarded
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From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
whorenounUS /hɔːr/
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading _Bell._ I’ll say I’m worse; I pray, forsake me then: I do desire you leave me, gentlemen.
the day immediately before today
From this reading _Flu._ I am not what I was? no, I’ll be sworn thou art not: for thou wert honest at five, and now thou’rt a punk at fifteen: thou wert yesterday a simple whore, and now thou’rt a cunning, cony-catching baggage to day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bell._ Oh, I pray do, if you be gentlemen: I pray, depart the house: beshrew the door For being so easily entreated! faith, I lent but little ear unto your talk; My mind was busied otherwise, in troth, And so your words did unregarded pass: Let this suffice,--I am not as I was.
