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Chapter XII
Old Lady SQUEAMISH. LUCY, ALITHEA'S Maid. SCENE--LONDON. _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST. SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?”
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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 SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.
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From this reading LUCY, ALITHEA'S Maid.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the two together, not just one
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading Old Lady SQUEAMISH.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE--LONDON.
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From this reading LUCY, ALITHEA'S Maid.
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From this reading LUCY, ALITHEA'S Maid.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading Old Lady SQUEAMISH.
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE--LONDON.
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From this reading Old Lady SQUEAMISH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SCENE I.--HORNER'S _Lodging._ _Enter_ HORNER, _and_ Quack _following him at a distance._ _Horn._ [_Aside._] A quack is as fit for a pimp, as a midwife for a bawd; they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.--[_Aloud._] Well, my dear doctor, hast thou done what I desired?
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From this reading _THE COUNTRY WIFE._ ACT THE FIRST.
