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Chapter XI
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. --MACBETH IV. 1. But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes. He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
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From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
an old word for “before”
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading --MACBETH IV.
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From this reading Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading --MACBETH IV.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
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From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now rose from the table and went up to the door which gave on the private parlour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
which person or people
From this reading But there was one more card which Ayloffe, the gambler, desired to play ere he lost sight momentarily of the man who was to be his tool in the carving of their respective fortunes.
