Chapter XX · The Billet

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

at the time that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

which person or people

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.