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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 If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
acquit
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
all
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
blurred
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brave
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
bravely
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
brief
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
Chase
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
copie
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dare
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
employments
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
glorious
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
go
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From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
grave
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
jawes
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
man
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
naked
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
play
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
pleasures
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From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
Redeem
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
souldier
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
studious
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
sword
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
truth
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
try
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
world
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.