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Chapter IX
“Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire. “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.” “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.” “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas. Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.””
an old form of “has”
From this reading ““Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.””
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.”
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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 “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
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From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
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From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
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From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
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From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” replied Henderson, “but like my Master Knox, I see nothing frightful in the fair face of a pretty lady.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “With more willingness than I would do it myself,” said George Douglas.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet something in his manner appeared to contradict his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your acquaintance hath not been much, I think, with courts or princes,” continued the young Esquire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My son,” said the Lady of Lochleven, “quench not the good man's zeal--let him do the errand to this unhappy Princess.”
