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A Gentleman Player
A Gentleman Player

Chapter XIII

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THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.
"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.
"Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"
"But what then?" put in Kit.
"What shall hinder her from crying out?"
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A Gentleman Player

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.
Line 2
"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.
Line 3
"Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"
Line 4
"But what then?" put in Kit.
Line 5
"What shall hinder her from crying out?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"What shall hinder her from crying out?"”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

alluding

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

Anne

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

COACH

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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

crying

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From this reading "What shall hinder her from crying out?"

deal

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

FairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

find

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "What shall hinder her from crying out?"

Hal

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

heart

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

hinder

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From this reading "What shall hinder her from crying out?"

Immured

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

Kit

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From this reading "But what then?" put in Kit.

knowledge

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

lady

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

like

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

magistrate

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

naught

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From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

out

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From this reading "What shall hinder her from crying out?"

PRISONER

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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.

put

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From this reading "But what then?" put in Kit.

resources

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

ride

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From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "What shall hinder her from crying out?"

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

smites

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

some

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE COACH.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

then

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From this reading "But what then?" put in Kit.

there's

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From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

ungently

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From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.

Well

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From this reading "Well, there's naught to do but ride after her!"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "But what then?" put in Kit.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It smites my heart to deal ungently with thee, lady."--_The Fair Immured._ "She is like to find some magistrate of knowledge and resources next time!" continued Hal, alluding to Anne.