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Chapter VI
Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello. "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you. Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit? I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge. Oh!
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.”
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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 Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
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From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
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From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
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From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
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From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
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From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
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From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
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From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
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From this reading Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
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From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
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From this reading I chose it myself, and I am somewhat of a judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
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From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
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From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Iago.--Virtue; a fig!--'t is in ourselves that we are thus and thus.-- Othello.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So, so, my little one, don't let me disturb you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madam, dare I venture to hope your acceptance of this fruit?
