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Chapter IV
_Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead. What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn. _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_. _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me. _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.”
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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 What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
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From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
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From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
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From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Neverout._ You see, Sir _John_, we stay’d for you, as one Horse does for another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! you keep Court-Hours I see: I’ll be going, and get a Bit of Meat at my Inn.
which person or people
From this reading _Sir John._ It is my own Fault; but I was kept by a Fellow who bought some _Derbyshire_ Oxen from me.
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
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From this reading _Lady Smart._ Why, we won’t eat you, Sir _John_.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir John._ Ay; this would you be doing if I were dead.
