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Chapter VII
QUEEN. It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right. Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed. MURRAY. I know not; I will none.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know not; I will none.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I know not; I will none.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.”
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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 were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
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From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not; I will none.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MURRAY.
not any; not one
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
not one, and not any
From this reading I know not; I will none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I know not; I will none.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, and no fleck of blood shall cleave to you For a just deed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It were a good deed to deliver me; I am but a woman, of one blood with you, A feeble woman; put me not to shame; I pray you of your pity do me right.
