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Chapter III
SCENE II. _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny. _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. _Fal._ Not a penny. I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “_Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.”
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading SCENE II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
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From this reading SCENE II.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
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From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
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From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _A room in the Garter Inn._ _Enter FALSTAFF and PISTOL._ _Fal._ I will not lend thee a penny.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
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From this reading _Pist._ Why, then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn: I have grated upon 5 my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow Nym; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
