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Chapter XIV
‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’ Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here. ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he. Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand. She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.”
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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 Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
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From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
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From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
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From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
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From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
an old form of “does”
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
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From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
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From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
