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Chapter XXV
Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc. CRABBE. On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry! “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!””
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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 “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading CRABBE.
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From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
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From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
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From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Falsehood in him was not the useless lie Of boasting pride or laughing vanity: It was the gainful, the persuading art, etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On with the horses--off to Canterbury, Tramp, tramp o'er pebble, and splash, splash thro' puddle; Hurrah! how swiftly speeds the post so merry!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here laws are all inviolate: none lay Traps for the traveller; every highway's clear; Here--” he was interrupted by a knife, With “D---your eyes! your money or your life!”
