used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
(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 Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
blackthornnoun
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
Brach
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From this reading _Brach._ That tree?
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
Cor
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From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
duchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
how
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From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
methought
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From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
pick-axe
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From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
shovelnounUS /ˈʃʌvəl/
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
successive (without a break)
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Brach._ That tree?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading _Brach._ That tree?
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
Vit
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From this reading _Vit.
voidedverbUS /ˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “void” — declare invalid
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
well-grown
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From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
but in spite of that
From this reading Lord, how, methought, I trembled! and yet, for all this terror, I could not pray.
yewnounUS /juː/
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading Cor._ This harmless yew: They told me my intent was to root up That well-grown yew, and plant i' the stead of it A withered blackthorn; and for that they vowed To bury me alive.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My husband straight With pick-axe gan to dig, and your fell duchess With shovel, like a Fury, voided out The earth, and scattered bones.
