Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
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Enter Hamlet and certain Players. HAMLET. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue. But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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to come or go into
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
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From this reading Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
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From this reading Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
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From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
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From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Enter Hamlet and certain Players.
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From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
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From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
