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Chapter X
OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself. An eye like Mars to threaten or command. --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3. She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”
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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
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From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
