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118
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
119
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
120
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
122
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
124
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
125
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
127
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
128
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
Airy
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
attorneys
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
awhile
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
babes
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
bad
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
Bettering
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
breathing
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
calamity
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
causer
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
client
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
Compare
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
curse
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
curses
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
days
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
Duch
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
dull
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
Eliz
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
enemies
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
Exit
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
fairer
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
fast
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
fdd
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
Forbear
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
fouler
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
full
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
happiness
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
how
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
intestate
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
joys
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
like
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
living
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
loss
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
makes
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
Mar
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
miseries
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
O
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
orators
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
pierce
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
Q
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
quicken
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
Revolving
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
sharp
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
skill'd
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
sleep
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
slew
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
stay
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
succeeders
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
teach
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
well
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ O thou well skill’d in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
Why
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From this reading [_Exit._ [fdd125] _Duch._ Why should calamity be full of words?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
Windy
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ Windy attorneys to their client woes, [fdd127] Airy succeeders of intestate joys, [fdd128] Poor breathing orators of miseries!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
woe
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
woes
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
words
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From this reading _Q. Eliz._ My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine! [fdd124] _Q. Mar._ Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine.
worse
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From this reading _Q. Mar._ Forbear to sleep the nights, and fast the days; [fdd118] Compare dead happiness with living woe; [fdd119] Think that thy babes were fairer than they were, [fdd120] And he that slew them fouler than he is: Bettering thy loss makes the bad causer worse: [fdd122] Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.
