Chapter IV
XXXIV. MR. GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.” Hamlet. “A thing devised by the enemy.”
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XXXIV.
MR.
GRYCE
RESUMES
CONTROL
“It
out-herods
Herod.”
Hamlet.
“A
thing
devised
by
the
enemy.”
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XXXIV.
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MR.
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GRYCE
RESUMES
CONTROL
“It
out-herods
Herod.”
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Hamlet.
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“A
thing
devised
by
the
enemy.”
Learner Dictionary
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Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A thing devised by the enemy.””
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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 “A thing devised by the enemy.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
CONTROL
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From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
devised
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enemy
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GRYCE
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Hamlet
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From this reading Hamlet.
Herod
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From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
MR
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out-herods
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From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
RESUMES
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From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
XXXIV
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From this reading XXXIV.