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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 "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
back
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
Bothwell
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
boy
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
bribe
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
clown
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
coin
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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
Countess
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
coy
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
Cupid's
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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
French
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
gallant
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
girdle
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
glance
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
golden
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
How
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
keep
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
keeping
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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
knight
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
Lady
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
like
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
madam
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
Mary
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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
Master
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
mighty
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
miser
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
obey
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
oblige
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
other
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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
page
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
paid
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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
Paris
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
pert
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
purse
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
rascally
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
said
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
saying
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
son
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
spawn
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
St
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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
sweet
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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
taking
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
tempt
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
ten
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
Then
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
Tis
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
twill
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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
unicorns
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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
well
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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
