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Chapter XXIV
_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's. It is, in contempt of question, her hand. _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that? _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases! By your leave, wax.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is, in contempt of question, her hand.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading By your leave, wax.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
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From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading By your leave, wax.
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From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
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From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By your leave, wax.
