Chapter XXIV

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading "'Yes, by Saint Anne, do I....

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "'Yes, by Saint Anne, do I....

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Would 'twere done_!'"

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "'Yes, by Saint Anne, do I....

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading Madam lady....

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

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From this reading Madam lady....

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

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From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

above and across; more than

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

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From this reading "'Yes, by Saint Anne, do I....

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading _Would 'twere done_!'"

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Would 'twere done_!'"

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From this reading _The Taming of the Shrew._ Jean awoke early on her wedding morning and lay and thought over the twenty-three years of her life, and wondered what she had done to be so blessed, for, looking back, it seemed one long succession of sunny days.

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From this reading "'Yes, by Saint Anne, do I....

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.'