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acknowledgments
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
Author
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away
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
book
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
delight
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
etc
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
Fortunate
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
Francis
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
Garden
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
generous
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
given
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
III
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
less
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From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
London
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
Max
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
MILTON
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From this reading MILTON: _Sonnets_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
pass
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
Peace
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From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
Pemberton
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
piping
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
Prisoner
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
Published
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
purpose
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
renowned
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From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
Richard
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
see
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
Sir
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
Sonnets
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From this reading MILTON: _Sonnets_.
sun
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
Swords
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
title
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
Trippel
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
victories
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From this reading "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
Waechter
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
War
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
weak
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From this reading "I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun."
Woman
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From this reading Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman" By Max Pemberton Author of "The Fortunate Prisoner," "The Garden of Swords," etc.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: _Richard III._ _The Author would make acknowledgments to Sir Max Waechter and to Sir Francis Trippel for the generous help given to this book and to its purpose.
