make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
(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 _All._ Oh, happy change!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
BeseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
CasnounUS /kæs/
plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading _All._ Oh, happy change!
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
permission to do something
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
FlunounUS /fluː/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _All._ Oh, happy change!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
roused to anger
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
madmennounUS /ˈmædmən/
plural of “madman” — an insane person
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
engage in
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
not any; not one
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _All._ Oh, happy change!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
Pio
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From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the act of punishing
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
move upward
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
striveverbUS /straɪv/
attempt by employing effort
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
there's
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From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
propel through the air
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading _Duke._ You beseech fair, you have me in place fit To bridle me--Rise friar, you may be glad You can make madmen tame, and tame men mad, Since Fate hath conquered, I must rest content, To strive now, would but add new punishment: I yield unto your happiness; be blest, Our families shall henceforth breathe in rest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Flu._ You see, my lord, there’s now no remedy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Cas._, _Pio._, _&c._ Beseech your lordship!
Your's
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From this reading _Duke._ Your’s now is my content, I throw upon your joys my full consent.
