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Chapter IV
How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La. O my good Lord, why are you thus alone? For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed? Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe? Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.”
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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 what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
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From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
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From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
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From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
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From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Tell me (sweet Lord) what is't that takes from thee Thy stomacke, pleasure, and thy golden sleepe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading Why dost thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
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From this reading O my good Lord, why are you thus alone?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
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From this reading For what offence haue I this fortnight bin A banish'd woman from my Harries bed?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How now Kate, I must leaue you within these two hours La.
