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Chapter I
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge." _Persian Religious Hymn_. IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING. I Henry IV.; v.--I.
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an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “_All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."”
an informal story or conversation
From this reading “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.”
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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From this reading IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING.
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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From this reading I Henry IV.; v.--I.
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From this reading _Persian Religious Hymn_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Henry IV.; v.--I.
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From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
not any; not one
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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From this reading _Persian Religious Hymn_.
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From this reading IN PLACE AND IN ACCOUNT NOTHING.
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From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Persian Religious Hymn_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Henry IV.; v.--I.
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From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _All's Well that Ends Well_; iv.--3 "This is no square temple to the gate of which thou canst arrive precipitately; this is no mosque to which thou canst come with tumult but without knowledge."
an informal story or conversation
From this reading The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
