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_Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound? _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny. _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts. _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts. Shakspeare.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.”
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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 _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
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From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
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From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
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From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
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From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
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From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
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From this reading _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
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From this reading _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
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From this reading Shakspeare.
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From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
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From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
