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Chapter XI
“She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.” With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs. Chapter the Thirty-Second. It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law. KING JOHN.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KING JOHN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading ““She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading ““She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.””
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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 It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading Chapter the Thirty-Second.
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
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From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
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From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
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From this reading KING JOHN.
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From this reading KING JOHN.
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From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
not any; not one
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chapter the Thirty-Second.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
which person or people
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves, who take their humours for a warrant To break into the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this positive reply, the steward, grumbling and dissatisfied, returned down stairs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She will have no aid at your hand, or at your Lady's--wherefore, begone, and trouble us no more--we neither want, nor will accept of, aid at your hands.”
