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Chapter III
MARY BEATON. Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die. Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame. CHASTELARD. Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
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From this reading MARY BEATON.
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From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
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From this reading CHASTELARD.
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From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
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From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
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From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
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From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
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From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
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From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
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From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
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From this reading MARY BEATON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
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From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
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From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
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From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir, for God's love, Kill me now quick ere I go mad with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, kill me now and do not look at me: God knows I meant to die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cling not upon my wrists: let go the hilt: Nay, you will bruise your hand with it: stand up: You shall not have my sword forth.
