used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
having fair knowledge of
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
adoreverbUS /əˈdɔːr/
love intensely
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
(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 Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
Castalio
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From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
chamber-door
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From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
contrives
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From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
How
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From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
I'm
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From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
and nothing more
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
maliciousadjectiveUS /məˈlɪʃəs/
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading How I adore a mistress that contrives With care to lay the business of her joys!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
Polydore
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From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
Proteusnoun
(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
She's
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From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
express in speech
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O for the art of Proteus, but to change The happy Polydore to blest Castalio!
unregarded
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From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
(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 She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
at the time that
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then when I'm happily possessed of more Than sense can think, all loosened into joy, To hear my disappointed brother come, And give the unregarded signal--oh, What a malicious pleasure will that be!
in the company of; together with
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
but in spite of that
From this reading She's not so well acquainted with him yet, But I may fit her arms as well as he.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just three soft strokes against the chamber-door: But speak not the least word; for if you should, 'Tis surely heard, and we are both betrayed."
