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I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke. Are our horses in readiness? Why do we tarry? The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished. That done, I ask no further stimulant.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That done, I ask no further stimulant.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.”
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are our horses in readiness?
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading That done, I ask no further stimulant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do we tarry?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That done, I ask no further stimulant.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading That done, I ask no further stimulant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are our horses in readiness?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are our horses in readiness?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
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From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
not any; not one
From this reading That done, I ask no further stimulant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
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From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Are our horses in readiness?
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From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
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From this reading Are our horses in readiness?
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From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
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From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
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From this reading That done, I ask no further stimulant.
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From this reading Why do we tarry?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why do we tarry?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do we tarry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The hour is arrived, and I would not that my new-blown courage should evaporate ere the great work for which I live be accomplished.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am better now--ready to execute my plans--_your_ plans I should say, grandson Luke.
