used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
(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 [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
decreedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
take in liquids
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
take in solid food
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
Frankford
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From this reading Mistress Frankford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll say you wept: I’ll swear you made me sad.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
immediately past
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I’ll say you wept: I’ll swear you made me sad.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Frankford.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
an old word for “no”
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading I’ll say you wept: I’ll swear you made me sad.
cut with a saw
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
express in words
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
strumpet's
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From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading I’ll say you wept: I’ll swear you made me sad.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading This to your master you may say and swear; For it is writ in Heaven, and decreed here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_To_ Nicholas.] If you return unto your master, say (Though not from me; for I am all unworthy To blast his name so with a strumpet’s tongue) That you have seen me weep, wish myself dead: Nay, you may say too, for my vow is passed, Last night you saw me eat and drink my last.
