used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
anew
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
confined by bonds
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
CONSTANCYnounUS /ˈkɑːnstənsi/
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading THE SAXON'S CONSTANCY.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
downcastadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnkæst/
directed downward
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
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 OLD ENGLISH SONG.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
at any time
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
for a limitless time
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
death of a person
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
gyves
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
haughtinessnoun
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
I'll
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
go away from a place
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
lowlyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊli/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
the force of workers available
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
Normans
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From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD ENGLISH SONG.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
any competition
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
sacrednessnounUS /ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs/
the quality of being sacred
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
SAXON'SnounUS /ˈsæksənz/
possessive form of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading THE SAXON'S CONSTANCY.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
slavery's
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading OLD ENGLISH SONG.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAXON'S CONSTANCY.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
thou'lt
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
up to a particular time
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
We'll
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
we're
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From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
at the time that
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And I'll be true to thee, Mary, As thou'lt be true to me; And I never will leave thee, never, Mary, As slave man or as free; For we're bound forever and ever, Mary, Till death shall set us free-- Free from the chain of the flesh, Mary, Free from the devil's chain-- Free from the collar and gyves, Mary, And slavery's cursed pain; And then, when we're free in heaven, Mary, We'll pray to be bound again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with grave and somewhat downcast brows, and nothing of haughtiness or pride of port or demeanor, that the lord and his friend entered under the lowly roof, invested for the moment with a majesty which was not its own, by the strange sacredness of grief and death.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There never probably, in the whole history of the world, has been a race of men, which entertained in their own persons a more boundless contempt of death, or assigned less value to the mere quality of life, than the warlike Normans.
