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Chapter III
SHAKESPEARE. I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me. Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you! ANNE. Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.”
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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 Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading ANNE.
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From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Oh, for a month-- In the spring, in the long grass, under the apple-trees-- SHAKESPEARE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
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From this reading Woman, the shame of it, to trap me thus, Knowing I never loved you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I could be sorry for you Under the heavy hand of God or man But your own hand has slain yourself and me.
