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Chapter V
Duke. But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no? Gold. He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar. Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.”
later than; following
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”
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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 But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
later than; following
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Duke.
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Gold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
not any; not one
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
at the time that
From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
