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Chapter XI
_Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you. _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done! Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart. I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither. [_Exit._ _Count._ Well, now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exit._ _Count._ Well, now.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “_Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!”
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
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From this reading [_Exit._ _Count._ Well, now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
not any; not one
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
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From this reading [_Exit._ _Count._ Well, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
above and across; more than
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going, forsooth: the 90 business is for Helen to come hither.
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From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading [_Exit._ _Count._ Well, now.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Though honesty be no puritan, yet it will do no hurt; it will wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart.
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From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
but in spite of that
From this reading _Clo._ That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
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From this reading _Count._ You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I command 85 you.
