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SCHOL. Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it. GOLF. Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck. Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
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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 Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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From this reading GOLF.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
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From this reading SCHOL.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
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From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
