Enter King, attended.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Enter King, attended. KING. I have sent to seek him and to find the body. How dangerous is it that this man goes loose! Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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to come or go into
From this reading “Enter King, attended.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
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From this reading Enter King, attended.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter King, attended.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Enter King, attended.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
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From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
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From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
which person or people
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d, But never the offence.
