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"What would you gracious figure?" The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?" Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written... It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid." Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading “Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"What would you gracious figure?"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."”
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading "What would you gracious figure?"
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading "What would you gracious figure?"
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
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From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would you gracious figure?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What would you gracious figure?"
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From this reading Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written...
but in spite of that
From this reading It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What would you gracious figure?"
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From this reading Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
