a-counting
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From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
(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 With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
caitiffs
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From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
dutzers
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From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
Enow
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From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
gleesome
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From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
Hamburgh
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From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
I'll
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From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
imps
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From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
jotnounUS /dʒɑːt/
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
a unit of instruction
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
without good reason
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
loseners
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From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
rotboss
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From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
schleppers
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From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Enow!" cried I, stopping him, "art as gleesome as the evil one a-counting of his imps.
tabletnounUS /ˈtæblət/
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Come with me to the 'rotboss' there, and I'll show thee all our folk and their lays, and especially 'the loseners,' 'the dutzers,' 'the schleppers.'" ...
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I'll jot down in my tablet all these caitiffs and their accursed names; for knowledge is knowledge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
to-night
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From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
twas
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From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
at the time that
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But go among them alive or dead, that I will not with my good will."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With them and all they had, 'twas lightly come and lightly go; and when we left them my master said to me: "This is thy first lesson, but to-night we shall be at Hamburgh.
