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

Chapter XXX

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NOTE XVII.
V.
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1.
The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NOTE XVII.
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V.
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The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

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First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.”

All words in this reading · 18

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1

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From this reading 1.

2

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

3

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

5

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From this reading 5.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

NOTE

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From this reading NOTE XVII.

numbers

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

prefixes

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

Quarto

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

scene

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

speeches

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

three

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From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Quarto prefixes the numbers 1, 2, 3, to the first three speeches of this scene.

V

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From this reading V.

XVII

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From this reading NOTE XVII.