used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
cannot
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From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
conjureverbUS /ˈkɑːndʒər/
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading [_Exit._ _Fran. de Med._ Excellent Lodovico!
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit._ _Fran. de Med._ Excellent Lodovico!
Flam
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From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
Fran
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From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
he's
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From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
I'll
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From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
immediately past
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
liverynounUS /ˈlɪvəri/
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
Lod
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From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
Lodovico
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From this reading [_Exit._ _Fran. de Med._ Excellent Lodovico!
MednounUS /med/
a master's degree in education
From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Fran. de Med._ Now he's dead?
oathsnounUS /oʊðz/
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
express in speech
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
terrifyverbUS /ˈterəfaɪ/
fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Flam._ I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to the speech of him, though forty devils Wait on him in his livery of flames, I'll speak to him, and shake him by the hand, Though I be blasted.
an affirmative
From this reading _Lod._ Yes, and so idly, that the duke had like To have terrified us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, did you terrify him at the last gasp?
