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How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for. Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue. Hamlet. |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “|THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “|THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.”
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Hamlet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
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From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
not any; not one
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
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From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
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From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
