Chapter XI
ELIZABETH. I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him. _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE. _She beckons to_ HENSLOWE. Henslowe!
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts
Chapter XI
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ELIZABETH.
I
used
you,
dirt,
To
show
a
man
how
foul
the
dirt
can
be;
But
now
I
brush
you
from
him.
_The
main
door
opens
and_
HENSLOWE
_enters
followed
by_
SHAKESPEARE.
_She
beckons
to_
HENSLOWE.
Henslowe!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ELIZABETH.
Line 2
I
used
you,
dirt,
To
show
a
man
how
foul
the
dirt
can
be;
But
now
I
brush
you
from
him.
Line 3
_The
main
door
opens
and_
HENSLOWE
_enters
followed
by_
SHAKESPEARE.
Line 4
_She
beckons
to_
HENSLOWE.
Line 5
Henslowe!
Learner Dictionary
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
beckons
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From this reading _She beckons to_ HENSLOWE.
brush
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
dirt
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
door
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
ELIZABETH
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From this reading ELIZABETH.
enters
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
followed
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
foul
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
HENSLOWE
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
how
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
main
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
man
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
now
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
opens
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading _The main door opens and_ HENSLOWE _enters followed by_ SHAKESPEARE.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She beckons to_ HENSLOWE.
show
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
used
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From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I used you, dirt, To show a man how foul the dirt can be; But now I brush you from him.