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Knocke within. Brut. 'Tis good. Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept. Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Tis good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Knocke within.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Brut.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis good.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Knocke within.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betweene the acting of a dreadfull thing, And the first motion, all the Interim is Like a Phantasma, or a hideous Dreame: The Genius, and the mortall Instruments Are then in councell; and the state of a man, Like to a little Kingdome, suffers then The nature of an Insurrection.
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From this reading 'Tis good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
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From this reading Go to the Gate, some body knocks: Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I haue not slept.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Knocke within.
