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Chapter XII
LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER. ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me. “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?” “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.” “What! the Lady Hasselton quarrelled with you!
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.”
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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 LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
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From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
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From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
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From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
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From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
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From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
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From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
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From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
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From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
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From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
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From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! the Lady Hasselton quarrelled with you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
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From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! the Lady Hasselton quarrelled with you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
which person or people
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading ONE morning Tarleton breakfasted with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIGHTLY WON, LIGHTLY LOST.--A DIALOGUE OF EQUAL INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT.--A VISIT TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must ask his mistress; she has quarrelled with me, and withdrawn both her favour and her messenger.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t see the little page,” said he, “who was always in attendance in your anteroom; what the deuce has become of him?”
