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_SCENE II. A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant. S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report. I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart. See, here he comes.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See, here he comes.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.”
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From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading See, here he comes.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See, here he comes.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See, here he comes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading _SCENE II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading _SCENE II.
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From this reading See, here he comes.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
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From this reading A public place._ _Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_._ _Ant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
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From this reading S._ The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up Safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave Is wander’d forth, in care to seek me out By computation and mine host’s report.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could not speak with Dromio since at first 5 I sent him from the mart.
