used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
dancing-masternoun
a professional teacher of dancing
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
a female human offspring
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
Ger
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From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
GERRARD
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From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
an established custom
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
Here's
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From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
hélas
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From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
inquisitiono
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From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
Monsnoun
a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
not any; not one
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
positivo
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From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
PRUE
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From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
punctualadjectiveUS /ˈpʌŋktʃuːəl/
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
Re-enterverb
enter again
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
determined
From this reading _Ger._ Nay, I am resolved your daughter, sir, shall lose no time by my fault.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
term of address for a man
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Prue._ Here's the dancing-master, shall I call my mistress, sir?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mons._ And more cruel than de Spanish inquisitiono, to compel a man to a habit against his conscience; _hélas! hélas! hélas!_ [_Exit._ _Re-enter_ PRUE _with_ GERRARD.
an affirmative
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Don._ I am a Spanish _positivo_, look you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Don._ Yes.--[_Exit_ PRUE.] O, you are as punctual as a Spaniard: I love your punctual men; nay, I think 'tis before your time something.
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