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Chapter VII
_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased. _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further. Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days! Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all. _Ford._ Let it be so.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.”
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
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From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
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From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
not any; not one
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
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From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
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From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
at the time that
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
