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Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief. --The Queen of Hearts. Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor. Horace. The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.”
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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 Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading --The Queen of Hearts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Horace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --The Queen of Hearts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --The Queen of Hearts.
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From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --The Queen of Hearts.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
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From this reading Nune vino pellite curas; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
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From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning I received a note from Guloseton, asking me to dine with him at eight, to meet his chevreuil.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good Mr. Knave, give me my due, I like a tart as well as you; But I would starve on good roast beef, Ere I would look so like a thief.
