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Chapter XXXI
1_st Gent_. Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too. 2_d Gent_. Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument. All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.”
except if; if not
From this reading “All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.”
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
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From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
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From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
except if; if not
From this reading All force is twain in one: cause is not cause Unless effect be there; and action’s self Must needs contain a passive.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where lies the power, there let the blame lie too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, power is relative; you cannot fright The coming pest with border fortresses, Or catch your carp with subtle argument.
