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1. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
2. brain, n. View full entry eOE
...The organ contained in the skull of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of soft grey or white tissue with (esp. in mammals) a conspicuously convoluted surface. Also (as a mass noun): the...
3. drink, n. View full entry c888
...Liquid swallowed for assuaging thirst or taken into the system for nourishment. Also fig....
4. earth, n.1 View full entry eOE
...The ground considered simply as a surface on which human beings, animals, and things associated with them rest or move....
5. fall, v. View full entry c890
...intr. To drop from a high or relatively high position. Const. †in, into, to, on, upon; also, to the earth...
6. great, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c888
...Composed of large particles; coarse of grain or texture. Of diet: Coarse, not delicate. In Old Cookery, applied sometimes to boiled meat in contradistinction to roast. Obs. exc....
7. imp, n. View full entry c897
...A young shoot of a plant or tree; a sapling; a sucker, slip, scion. Obs....
8. lay, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To bring or cast down from an erect position (in Old English often, to strike down, slay); †fig. to cast down, abase, humble. Now only with complement denoting...
9. long, adj.1 and n. View full entry c888
...Great in measurement from end to end. Said of a line, of distance, a journey; also, of a portion of space or a material object with reference to its greatest dimension. Opposed...
10. look, v. View full entry c897
...intr. To give a certain direction to one's sight; to apply one's power of vision; to direct one's eyes upon some object or towards some portion of space....
11. lordship, n. View full entry c897
...The dignity and functions of a lord; dominion, rule, sovereignty; ownership of or dominion †on, over (something specified); rarely pl....
12. master, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...gen. A person (predominantly, a man) having authority, direction or control over the action of another or others; a director, leader, chief, commander; a ruler, governor. Now arch....
13. more, adj., pron., adv., n.3, and prep. View full entry eOE
...As a comparative corresponding in sense to great....
14. mother, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The female parent of a human being; a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth; (also, in extended use) a woman who undertakes the responsibilities...
15. mouth, n. View full entry eOE
...The orifice in the head of a human or other vertebrate through which food is ingested and vocal sounds emitted; the cavity immediately behind this, which in humans and most quadrupeds contains...
16. our, pron. and adj. View full entry eOE
...The genitive case of the first person pronoun we (we): of us. In Old English chiefly and Middle English only as complement of another pronoun (or a numeral),...
17. self, pron., adj., and n. View full entry c888
...With n. Obs. exc. arch.; superseded by the use of the ‘emphatic pronouns’, himself, herself, itself, themselves, or, after a...
18. sick, adj. and n. View full entry c888
...Suffering from illness of any kind; ill, unwell, ailing. Also, to go sick, to become ill, to report sick....
19. stitch, n.1 View full entry c897
...A prick, puncture, or stab, inflicted by a pointed implement. Only Old English....
20. string, n. View full entry a900
...A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable fibre....
