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Chapter I
“Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.” “Get you with him, you old dog.” _As You Like It_. The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast. The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.”
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From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It_.
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From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
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From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
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From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
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From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
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From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
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From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
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From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
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From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
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From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As You Like It_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
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From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The officials of the New Forest have ever since the days of the Conqueror enjoyed some of the pleasantest dwellings that southern England can boast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy me fortunes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get you with him, you old dog.”
