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Chapter XX
MRS. KNOWLE. Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady." If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me. Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.”
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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 If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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From this reading KNOWLE.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading MRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Seven times I refused him, and seven times he came again--like Jacob.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
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From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Mr. Knowle had had a faint heart, he would never have won me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Coote, you are forgetting what the poet said--Shakespeare, or was it the other man?--"Faint heart never won fair lady."
