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_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame! _Ant. E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou? 65 _Dro. E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
up to a particular time
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!”
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From this reading 65 _Dro.
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading _Ant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
an old form of “does”
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading 65 _Dro.
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From this reading E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
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From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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From this reading E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
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From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading E._ Sir, sooth to say, you did not dine at home.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading E._ Dined at home!--Thou villain, what sayest thou?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Adr._ O husband, God doth know you dined at home; Where would you had remain’d until this time, Free from these slanders and this open shame!
