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Chapter XXXVIII
THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue. Long they waited. It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again. Shakespeare alone was without concern. The others were gravely uneasy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shakespeare alone was without concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long they waited.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Shakespeare alone was without concern.”
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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 It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long they waited.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long they waited.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
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From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
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From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
