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1. everything, pron. View full entry c1385
...A combination of every1 and thing As in anything, something, nothing, the subst. element has usually no definable meaning, the compound...
2. many, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Used distributively with a singular noun or pronoun (formerly sometimes with plural concord)....
3. more, adj., pron., adv., n.3, and prep. View full entry eOE
...As a comparative corresponding in sense to great....
4. most, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Greatest in size, stature, bulk, or extent. Chiefly Sc. in later use. Obs....
5. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
6. 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),...
7. same, adj., pron., and adv. View full entry ?c1200
...With forward reference: Identical with what is indicated in the following context....
8. 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 arch.; superseded by the use of the ‘emphatic pronouns’, himself, herself, itself, themselves, or, after a...
9. the, adj., pron.2, and n.2 View full entry 805
...The ordinary use....
10. them, pron. View full entry c975
...As pronoun of the third person plural, objective, direct and indirect (accusative and dative) of they Also as antecedent pron. followed by relative, or prepositional phrase, and having then a...
11. we, pron., n., and adj. View full entry eOE
...Used by the speaker or writer referring to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together as the subject of predication or in attributive or predicative agreement with that...
12. wot, pron. View full entry 1829
...non-standard written form of what, etc....
13. yours, pron. and adj. View full entry a1250
...Equivalent to your with a noun supplied from the context. Frequently paired or contrasted with another possessive....