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If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left. Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me. And I'm spoiled enough, God knows! In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles. When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.”
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading “Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.”
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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 If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'm spoiled enough, God knows!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
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From this reading And I'm spoiled enough, God knows!
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From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading And I'm spoiled enough, God knows!
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
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From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading And I'm spoiled enough, God knows!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
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From this reading And I'm spoiled enough, God knows!
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From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
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From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
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From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
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From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
at the time that
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Iliad you wrote for me, and I "drawed" for us both, 'twas Hector fixed Achilles.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet if you had played a larger part in my life I should have been so spoiled that there would be no living with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I should lose from my life that part of it of which you are a part, there would be but a skeleton left.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I sat at your right hand and your sharp, swift knife went into the turkey, 'twas I that got the tit-bits and the oyster.
