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Chapter V
‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!” I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them. ‘“Be ruled by me,” I said. “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.” ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.””
an old word for “no”
From this reading “‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.””
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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 ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
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From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
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From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘“Be ruled by me,” I said.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘“Be ruled by me,” I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘“Be ruled by me,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
an old word for “no”
From this reading ‘“Nay, dear lads--but here!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Be ruled by me,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said, and I opened my arms to them and I kissed them.
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From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
at the time that
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
which person or people
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ll hire some ill-featured old tarry-breeks of an admiral to watch the Graveyard, and you shall come to Court.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Hire whom you please,” says the elder; “we are ruled by you, body and soul”; and the younger, who shook most when I kissed ‘em, says between his white lips, “I think you have power to make a god of a man.”
