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Chapter X
_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks. _Enter_ Page. _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you. [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court. _Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “[_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “[_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “_Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “_Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.”
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Enter_ Page.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Enter_ Page.
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From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
To recall to mind.
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Hel._ Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
belonging to which person
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Exit._ 175 _Par._ Little Helen, farewell: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
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From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Hel._ That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt; that we, the poorer born, 170 Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes, Might with effects of them follow our friends, And show what we alone must think, which never Returns us thanks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Page._ Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
