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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
allow
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
answers
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
beginner
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
captors
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
certainly
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
circumstances
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
closed
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
confirm
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
demanding
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
discourse
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
disjointed
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
flight
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
forcibly
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
friends
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
hanging
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
hasty
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
hoards
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
hour
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
incoherent
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
Inez
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
injustice
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
jealous
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
likelihoods
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
man
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
manner
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
master
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
Middleton
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
miser
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
mount
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
narrative
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
nearly
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
new
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
own
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
perhaps
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
pray
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
presently
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
proceedings
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
questions
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
recovered
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
regard
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
separating
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
Shakespeare
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From this reading —Shakespeare.
slid
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
sort
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
stay
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From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
treasure
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
treated
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
watchfulness
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From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
well
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From this reading “In every thing, but the great injustice they did in separating me so forcibly from my friends, as well perhaps as the circumstances of my captors would allow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
wickedness
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From this reading I think the man, who is certainly the master here, is but a new beginner in wickedness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An hour had slid by, in hasty and nearly incoherent questions and answers, before Middleton, hanging over his recovered treasure with that sort of jealous watchfulness with which a miser would regard his hoards, closed the disjointed narrative of his own proceedings by demanding— “And you, my Inez; in what manner were you treated?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence, Therefore, I pray you, stay not to discourse, But mount you presently.
