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Chapter IX
I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part. And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine. Shakespeare. The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began: “They were affianced to each other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.”
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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 I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading “They were affianced to each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
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From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading “They were affianced to each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
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From this reading Shakespeare.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
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From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They were affianced to each other.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man seemed to be summoning up his recollections for a time, and then began:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They were affianced to each other.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall a tale unfold Will harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood; Make thy two eyes like stars, start from their spheres; Thy knotted and combined locks to part.
