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Chapter XVIII
[1] OPHELIA. "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more." MEPHISTOFELES. "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."”
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From this reading [1] OPHELIA.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading MEPHISTOFELES.
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading [1] OPHELIA.
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
