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_Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you. _Prov._ Pray you, do. [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent. Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream! All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.”
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
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From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Prov._ Pray you, do.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
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From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
an old form of “has”
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
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From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
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From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
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From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
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From this reading Alas, He hath but as offended in a dream!
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From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
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From this reading _Prov._ Pray you, do.
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From this reading _Prov._ Pray you, do.
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From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._] I'll know His pleasure; may be he will relent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
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From this reading All sects, all ages smack of this vice; and he 5 To die for 't!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Serv._ He's hearing of a cause; he will come straight: I'll tell him of you.
