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Chapter VI
Vio. No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol. Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud? If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe? Clocke strikes.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading Clocke strikes.
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
not any; not one
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading Clocke strikes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Vio.
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From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No not a grize: for tis a vulgar proofe That verie oft we pitty enemies Ol.
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
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From this reading If one should be a prey, how much the better To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
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From this reading Why then me thinkes 'tis time to smile agen: O world, how apt the poore are to be proud?
