happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
(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 If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
BoleynnounUS /boʊˈlɪn/
the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
disparageverbUS /dɪˈsperɪdʒ/
express a negative opinion of
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
Fytton
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From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
Hal
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From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
Lyndwood
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From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
Mab
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From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
marriesverbUS /ˈmeriz/
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
take in marriage
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
merrieradjectiveUS /ˈmeriər/
comparative of “merry” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
NanounUS /nɑː/
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
pleasesverbUS /ˈpliːzɪz/
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
RecollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
express in words
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
have in common
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
slightinglyadverb
in a disparaging manner
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
in the near future
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Na I meant not to disparage the Lady Anne,” replied Gabriel.
unsettleverbUS /ənˈsetəl/
disturb the composure of
From this reading The more the merrier, say I. But if he sets eyes on Mab Lyndwood it may somewhat unsettle his love for the Lady Anne.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
at the time that
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Hal may marry her when he will, and divorce her as soon afterwards as he pleases, for aught I care.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading If he marries fifty wives, I shall like him all the better.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Recollect that Mark Fytton, the butcher, was hanged for speaking slightingly of the Lady Anne Boleyn; and you may share his fate if you disparage her beauty.”
