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

Chapter XXXII

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[4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.
[4819] _pining_] (Qq) Pope.
_privy_ Ff.
_primy_ Theobald conj.
_'prived_ Warburton conj.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.
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[4819] _pining_] (Qq) Pope.
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_privy_ Ff.
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_primy_ Theobald conj.
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_'prived_ Warburton conj.

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

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.”

All words in this reading · 23

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4818

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

4819

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From this reading [4819] _pining_] (Qq) Pope.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

conj

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

cries

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

Ff

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From this reading _privy_ Ff.

groans

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

Johnson

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

maidens

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

men's

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

orphans

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

pining

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

Pope

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From this reading [4819] _pining_] (Qq) Pope.

primy

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From this reading _primy_ Theobald conj.

prived

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From this reading _'prived_ Warburton conj.

privy

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From this reading _privy_ Ff.

Qq

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From this reading [4819] _pining_] (Qq) Pope.

tears

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.

Theobald

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From this reading _primy_ Theobald conj.

Warburton

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From this reading _'prived_ Warburton conj.

widows

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From this reading [4818] _the widows' tears ... groans_] _the dead men's blood, the widows' tears The orphans' cries, the pining maidens' groans_ Johnson conj.