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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXVIII

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[4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.
_thy bearer_] Q.
_the bearer_ Ff.
_thy wearer_ Anon. conj.
_Thus my most_] Q.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.
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_thy bearer_] Q.
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_the bearer_ Ff.
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_thy wearer_ Anon. conj.
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_Thus my most_] Q.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

All words in this reading · 18

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4246

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

Anon

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From this reading _thy wearer_ Anon. conj.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

bearer

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From this reading _thy bearer_] Q.

conj

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From this reading _thy wearer_ Anon. conj.

Ff

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

liege

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

lines

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

most

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From this reading _Thus my most_] Q.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Thus my most_] Q.

Q

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _the bearer_ Ff.

Thus

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From this reading _Thus my most_] Q.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _thy bearer_] Q.

two

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From this reading [4246] _Hast ... liege_] As in Q. As two lines in Ff.

wearer

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From this reading _thy wearer_ Anon. conj.