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Cocke Lorelles Bote
Cocke Lorelles Bote

Chapter I

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COCKE LORELLES BOTE.
One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
“Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
_Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.
& J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cocke Lorelles Bote

Chapter I

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COCKE LORELLES BOTE.
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One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
Line 3
“Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
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_Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.
Line 5
& J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.””

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.”

All words in this reading · 29

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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 “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

ABERDEEN

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

bear

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From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

begin

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From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

BOTE

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From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.

COCKE

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From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

Copies

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From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

EDMOND

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From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.

eye

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From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

Hamlet

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.

Hundred

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From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

J

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.

judges

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From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

LORELLES

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From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.

MDCCCLXXXIV

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From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

P

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From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

SPARK

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From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

Vellum

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From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

wary

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From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”