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Chapter XXIX
This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change; For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love. Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all. ... so you must take your husbands. It is our trick.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “... so you must take your husbands.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “... so you must take your husbands.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.”
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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 For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
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From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
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From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
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From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
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From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
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From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is our trick.
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From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
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From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
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From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
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From this reading It is our trick.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
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From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
but in spite of that
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
