at six and seven
/æt ˌsɪks n̩ ˈsɛvən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.86 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[T]he poore, although they ſee that one hath great aboundance of corne, that an other hath great plentie of vvine: yet ought they not vvithſtanding to bear their penurie patiently, and not to runne and ſcratch for other mens goods, as if they vvere left at ſixe and ſeuen."
- "Yet if his majesty our sovereign lord / Should of his own accord / Friendly himself invite, / And say "I'll be your guest to morrow night." / How should we stir ourselves, call and command / All hands to work! Let no man idle stand. / […] / For 'tis a duteous thing / To show all honour to an earthly king, / And after all our travail and our cost, / So he be pleas'd, to think no labour lost. / But at the coming of the King of Heaven / All's set at six and seven: / We wallow in our sin, / Christ cannot find a chamber in the inn. / We entertain him always like a stranger, / And as at first still lodge him in the manger."
- "The Goddeſs vvou'd no longer vvait; / But riſing from her Chair of State, / Left all belovv at ſix and ſeven, / Harneſs'd her Doves, and flevv to Heav'n."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æt ˌsɪks n̩ ˈsɛvən/
- British English: /æt ˌsɪks n̩ ˈsɛvn̩/