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Chapter XIII
_Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can. [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it! _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it. _Boyet._ A mark! O, mark but that mark!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.”
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From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
the two together, not just one
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O, mark but that mark!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
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From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Boyet._ An I cannot, cannot, cannot, 120 An I cannot, another can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading O, mark but that mark!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O, mark but that mark!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
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From this reading [_Exeunt Ros. and Kath._ _Cost._ By my troth, most pleasant: how both did fit it!
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From this reading _Mar._ A mark marvellous well shot, for they both did hit it.
