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Chapter XIII
MELON SEEDS. _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden. _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content. _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left. At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.”
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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 _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading MELON SEEDS.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
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From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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From this reading MELON SEEDS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
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From this reading At last he saw his boat,--a mere speck in the distance, it had floated so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
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From this reading _Rosalind._--Well, this is the forest of Arden.
at the time that
From this reading _Touchstone._--Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.
in or at the place that
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _As you Like it._ "Where is it now?" said the stone-woman; and when Jack heard that he ran down to the river, and looked right and looked left.
