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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 A damn'd defeat was made.
advantage
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
air
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of shreds and patches.
attempt
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
bled
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
box
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
conveyances
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
damn'd
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From this reading A damn'd defeat was made.
defeat
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From this reading A damn'd defeat was made.
due
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
edge
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
father
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
feet
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
forefathers
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
gracefully
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
grandeur
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
Hamlet
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
hand
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
hardly
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
ineffectual
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
inheritor
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
jew
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
lands
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
lie
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
Macnamara
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
made
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From this reading A damn'd defeat was made.
more
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of shreds and patches.
patches
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From this reading Of shreds and patches.
powerful
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
pronounced
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
property
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From this reading Upon whose property...
proximity
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
pull
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
said
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
shreds
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From this reading Of shreds and patches.
son
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
table
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
taking
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
then
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon whose property...
very
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From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A damn'd defeat was made.
waved
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
what's
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Upon whose property...
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
you've
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From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _Hamlet._ |MY son,” said The Macnamara with an air of grandeur, “my son, you've forgotten what's due”--he pronounced it “jew”--“to yourself, what's due to your father, what's due to your forefathers that bled,” and The Macnamara waved his hand gracefully; then, taking advantage of its proximity to the edge of the table, he made a powerful but ineffectual attempt to pull himself to his feet.
