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Chapter III
“He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.” AS YOU LIKE IT. “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.” “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more? Why make me the messenger?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.””
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why make me the messenger?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?”
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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 “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
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From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
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From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
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From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
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From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
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From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
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From this reading Why make me the messenger?
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From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
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From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
