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Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood. “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea. “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?” “No, I shall let it if I can.” “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““No, I shall let it if I can.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““No, I shall let it if I can.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
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From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
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From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
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From this reading “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
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From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
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From this reading “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
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From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
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From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
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From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
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From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
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From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
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From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
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From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No, I shall let it if I can.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You surely do not intend to mope in that dismal house in Russell Square?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
at the time that
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, you will have no difficulty in doing that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And what do you intend to do with yourself?” asked Lady Cantourne when she had poured out tea.
