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Chapter XXXIII
Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia. How can that be unless she drowned herself? If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_. |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted. Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “|STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “|STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How can that be unless she drowned herself?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.”
except if; if not
From this reading “How can that be unless she drowned herself?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
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From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
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From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
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From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
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From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
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From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
except if; if not
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
