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“For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves? --CORIOLANUS. Where he should find you lions, finds you hares; Where foxes, geese. You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading ““For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading --CORIOLANUS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
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From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading Where foxes, geese.
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From this reading Where foxes, geese.
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
not any; not one
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
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From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
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From this reading “For the imitable, rank-scented many, let them Regard me as I do not flatter, and Therein behold themselves?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You are no surer, no, Than is the coal of fire upon the ice, Or hailstone in the sun.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where he should find you lions, finds you hares;
