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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter VII

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_Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?
_Val._ I promise you, as him, sir.
_Clug._ Do you so?
Handsomely said!
I hold you to it, sir.
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter VII

Reading 1/174 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?
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_Val._ I promise you, as him, sir.
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_Clug._ Do you so?
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Handsomely said!
Line 5
I hold you to it, sir.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?”

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Apart

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

Clug

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Clug._ Do you so?

favor

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

grant

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

granted

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

Grossly

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

GUIBERT

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

Handsomely

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From this reading Handsomely said!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

hold

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From this reading I hold you to it, sir.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

insulted

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I hold you to it, sir.

just

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

now

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

promise

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From this reading _Val._ I promise you, as him, sir.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

said

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From this reading Handsomely said!

selfsame

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

sir

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Clug._ Do you so?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

too

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

turns

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

Val

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From this reading _Val._ I promise you, as him, sir.

VALENCE

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

ve

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From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Clug._ [_Apart to_ VALENCE, _as_ GUIBERT _turns from him_.] You, sir, have insulted me Grossly,--will grant me, too, the selfsame favor You 've granted him, just now, I make no question?