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Chapter XXIX
"Here is my hand for my true constancy." "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character." SHAKSPEARE. "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done. If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here is my hand for my true constancy."”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here is my hand for my true constancy."”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."”
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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 "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is my hand for my true constancy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If from the depths of my seared heart can come up one single good impulse to guide me, I will bring the guilty and the innocent to their just desert."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is a fair behavior in thee, captain; I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Villain!" muttered Vernon, as Maxwell left the coffee-room, "your work of iniquity is nearly done.
