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Chapter VI
VENTIDIUS. My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask. I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella. Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour. ANTONY.
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an old word for “between”
From this reading “Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading ANTONY.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
an old word for “between”
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
not any; not one
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
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From this reading VENTIDIUS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My most illustrious pander, No fine set speech, no cadence, no turned periods, But a plain homespun truth, is what I ask.
at the time that
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Speak; for I will know, By your confession, what more passed betwixt them; How near the business draws to your employment; And when the happy hour.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did, myself, o'erhear your queen make love To Dolabella.
