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Chapter XIII
P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister? Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so. --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha! Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’ ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’”
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From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
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From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
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From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, ‘Ha!
not any; not one
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.’
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From this reading ‘Not I. I don’t bring Turks’ fashion into Christian countries.
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From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
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From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
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From this reading Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister?
