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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 Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
aboard
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
any
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
assumed
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
attempt
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
away
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
bar
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
cause
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From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
colour
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
counsellor
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
Delay
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
Deliberate
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
deny
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
distemper
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From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
door
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
dress
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
eyebrows
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
face
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
foolish
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
friend
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
grave
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
griefs
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
Hamlet
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
I'll
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
idle
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
just
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
knave
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
lord
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From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
making
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
Markham
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
most
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
now
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
Oswin
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
own
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
played
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
prating
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From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
remove
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
room
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
seem
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
sending
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
speed
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
streaks
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From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
surely
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From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
tempt
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
to-night
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From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed this counsellor Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ... tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not; I'll have him hence to-night.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This sudden sending him away must seem Deliberate.--_Hamlet._ |IN the room where he had assumed the dress of the part he had just played, Oswin Markham was now standing idle, and without making any attempt to remove the colour from his face or the streaks from his eyebrows.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to your friend.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper?
