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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
Attendants
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
call
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
dear
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From this reading Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
Guildenstern
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
Hamlet's
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
hasty
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
heard
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
inward
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
King
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
man
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
much
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
provoke
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
Queen
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
Resembles
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
Rosencrantz
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
see
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
sending
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
th'exterior
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
transformation
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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
use
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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
Welcome
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From this reading Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.