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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XVIII

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[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.
Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.
Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.
¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.
cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.
Line 2
Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.
Line 3
Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.
Line 4
¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.
Line 5
cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

Whither adverb US /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

All words in this reading · 38

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014

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From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

015

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

016

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

019

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

020

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From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

021

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From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

1

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From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

brother

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Capell

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From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

cde

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From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

Collier

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

F

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From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

Ff

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

Flanders

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

game

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From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

Glo'ster

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Gloster

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Hanmer

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Hastings

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

line

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From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

MS

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

park-corner

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From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

Pope

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

ready

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

stand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

Steevens

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From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

Two

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From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.