used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
astutest
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From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
brokernounUS /ˈbroʊkər/
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
censurenounUS /ˈsenʃər/
harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
carefully weighed
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
endangerverbUS /enˈdeɪndʒər/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
Fal
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From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
gratisadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəs/
costing nothing
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
I'll
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From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
lendernounUS /ˈlendər/
someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
sagest
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From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
thinkest
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From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Pistol._--Base is the slave that pays.--_Henry V_.
Vinal
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From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
at the time that
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
wisestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzəst/
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading On 'change, "His name was great, In mouths of wisest censure."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The astutest broker pronounced him good; the sagest money lender took his paper without a question.
WivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fal._--Reason, you rogue, reason; thinkest thou I'll endanger my soul gratis?--_Merry Wives of Windsor_.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Time had been when, his youth considered, Vinal was a beaming star in the commercial heaven.
