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Chapter XXVIII
_Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that. You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man. 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood. If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck. [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “[_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.”
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading “[_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “[_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.”
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From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
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From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
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From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
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From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
the two together, not just one
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
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From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
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From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
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From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
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From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
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From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
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From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
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From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
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From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
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From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 255 _Duke._ Be not amazed; right noble is his blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
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From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
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From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
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From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To Viola_] Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have been contracted to a maid; Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived, You are betroth'd both to a maid and man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
but in spite of that
From this reading If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wreck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Seb._ [_To Olivia_] So comes it, lady, you have been mistook: But nature to her bias drew in that.
