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Chapter VIII
A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal. POPE'S ILLIAD. “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland. “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?” “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?””
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?””
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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 A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
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From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
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From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
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From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
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From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
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From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
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From this reading POPE'S ILLIAD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
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From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
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From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POPE'S ILLIAD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot say, my lord,” replied the jealous Borderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
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From this reading “Art thou sure this Scottish man is a tall man and true?”
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From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
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From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
at the time that
From this reading “This is a strange tale, Sir Thomas,” said the sick monarch, when he had heard the report of the trusty Baron of Gilsland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wise physician, skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the common weal.
