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Chapter XIV
Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread. Good! Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent. Bueno! We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.”
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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 Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
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From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
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From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
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From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
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From this reading Bueno!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
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From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
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From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
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From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
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From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
not any; not one
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
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From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
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From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
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From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again you are smiling: You have no faith in such shrift, and but little In priest or penitent.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We take no offense, sir; whatever It please you to say, it becomes us, for Church sake, To bear in peace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, if you did at such times, you might lead him Home by a thread.
