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Chapter II
_Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience! _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you. _Oliv._ No! I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk! _Vin._ Pretty little small talk!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!”
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
not any; not one
From this reading _Oliv._ No!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience!
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From this reading _Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience!
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From this reading _Oliv._ No!
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading _Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Cæsar._ O, such perverse obedience!
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From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I only meant to be agreeable--but, perhaps, you have no taste for pretty little small talk!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
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From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Vin._ Really, madam, I have not the honour to know Don Philip and Lucinda--nor am I happy enough, entirely to comprehend you.
