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1
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
all
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
answere
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
best
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
cause
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
coffers
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
company
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
cost
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
craues
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Enter
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
euen
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
exposde
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
F
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
finde
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
gaine
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
Gil
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
giuen
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
griefe
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Hamlets
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
haue
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
heart
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
highnesse
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
inclin'd
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
increase
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
King
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
likes
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
lord
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Lordes
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
loue
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
lunacie
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
meanes
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
mirth
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
more
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
neere
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
night
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
off
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
play
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
puts
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Queene
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
Ross
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
seeke
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
selues
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
sonne
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
Spare
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
stranger
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
thankefull
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
thinkes
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
v
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
very
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
vnto
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
vs
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
well
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
wring
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
youth
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
