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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 Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
conveyance
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
Craves
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
Danish
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From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.
Forces
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From this reading Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.
Fortinbras
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From this reading Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
Go
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From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
greet
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From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
king
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From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
kingdom
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know the rendezvous.
license
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
march
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
marching
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From this reading Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
promis'd
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From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
rendezvous
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From this reading You know the rendezvous.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell him that by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march Over his kingdom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know the rendezvous.