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WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal. They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door. “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass. First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.” Gervase thanked him simply.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.”
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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 First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
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From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
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From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
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From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
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From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
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From this reading Gervase thanked him simply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gervase thanked him simply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
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From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
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From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
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From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gervase thanked him simply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gervase thanked him simply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still sitting on the bench by the tavern door.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Shakespeare returned to the fugitives, they had finished their meal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First let me say that I have a great desire to help you--and your friend--to help you as far as lies in my capacity.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Heriot,” said the player, “I have been thinking very deeply upon your pass.
