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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 _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
Aloud
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
any
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
Aside
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
basely
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
concerned
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
cousin
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
devil
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
doubt
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
drawn
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
eat
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
else
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
enemy
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
fears
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
Ger
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
GERRARD
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From this reading [_To_ GERRARD.
greatest
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
ha
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
Hip
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
hope
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
How
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
hurt
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
man
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
matter
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
Mons
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
ne'er
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
non
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
place
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
presence
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
put
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
sa
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
said
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
see
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
she's
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
sir
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
sword
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
sword's
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From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
then
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_To_ GERRARD.
true
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From this reading _Ger._ How! she's concerned for him! nay, then I need not doubt, my fears are true.
tête
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From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
up
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Mons._ Nothing, nothing, cousin, but your presence is a sanctuary for my greatest enemy, or else, _tête non!_-- _Hip._ What, you have not hurt my cousin, sir, I hope?
What's
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From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [_Aside._ _Mons._ What was that you said, cousin? hurt me!--ha! ha! ha! hurt me!--if any man hurt me, he must do it basely; he shall ne'er do it when my sword's drawn, sa! sa! sa!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mons._ [_Aside._] Is she here?--[_Aloud._] Come, put up your sword; you see this is no place for us; but the devil eat me if you shall not eat my sword, but-- _Hip._ What's the matter, cousin?
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