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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2

Chapter XVIII

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510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
514: _least_] Ff Q2.
_best_ Q1.
515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Line 2
511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
Line 3
514: _least_] Ff Q2.
Line 4
_best_ Q1.
Line 5
515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

Learner Dictionary

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

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.”

All words in this reading · 25

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1

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

2

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

3

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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.

4

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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.

510

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

511

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

514

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From this reading 514: _least_] Ff Q2.

515

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

516

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

best

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From this reading _best_ Q1.

contents

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

Dies

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

F

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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.

Ff

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

king

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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.

king's

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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 514: _least_] Ff Q2.

presents

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

prose

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

Q

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.

Qq

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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.

verse

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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.