used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
breachverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
dearly loved
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
greyhounds
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From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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how
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From this reading Teach them how to war!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
mettlenounUS /ˈmetəl/
the courage to carry on
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
on one occasion
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
StrainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Teach them how to war!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Teach them how to war!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Teach them how to war!
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Teach them how to war!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
belonging to which person
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
yeomen
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From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture ...
