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Chapter XXXII
A VENTURE. "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me." "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one. They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law. Thou couldst do nothing!
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an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou couldst do nothing!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Thou couldst do nothing!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.”
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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 A VENTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
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From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou couldst do nothing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
not any; not one
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thou couldst do nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mother, dear mother, do but listen to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VENTURE.
at the time that
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must listen, child, when thou callest me so from your heart; but it is of no use, my poor little one.
