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King Lear
King Lear

Chapter I

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In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:
Barnardo.
Who's there?
Fran.
Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".
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King Lear

Chapter I

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:
Line 2
Barnardo.
Line 3
Who's there?
Line 4
Fran.
Line 5
Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".”

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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 Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

addition

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all

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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answer

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From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

Barnardo

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From this reading Barnardo.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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certain

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From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

cliche

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From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

corrected

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errors

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few

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firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

Fran

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From this reading Fran.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

Hamlet

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

herein

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

introduced

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

letters

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lines

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In addition to the notes below, and so you will *NOT* think all the spelling errors introduced by the printers of the time have been corrected, here are the first few lines of Hamlet, as they are presented herein:

notes

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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often

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From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

out

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packed

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presented

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printers

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ran

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selfe

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

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spelling

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Stand

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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there

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From this reading Who's there?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".

vnfold

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Who's

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From this reading Who's there?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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words

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Nay answer me: Stand & vnfold your selfe As I understand it, the printers often ran out of certain words or letters they had often packed into a "cliche".