Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. KING. And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy? ROSENCRANTZ. He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
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to come or go into
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
to come or go into
From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
not any; not one
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
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From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what cause he will by no means speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
