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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6

Chapter XXII

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[2512] _go'st_] Hanmer.
_goest_ Ff.
[2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.
_worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).
[2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[2512] _go'st_] Hanmer.
Line 2
_goest_ Ff.
Line 3
[2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.
Line 4
_worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).
Line 5
[2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

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

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

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1773

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

1778

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

2512

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From this reading [2512] _go'st_] Hanmer.

2513

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From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

2514

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From this reading [2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading [2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading [2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

Collier

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From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

conj

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

ed

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From this reading [2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

Erased

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From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

Ff

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From this reading _goest_ Ff.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

go'st

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From this reading [2512] _go'st_] Hanmer.

goest

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From this reading _goest_ Ff.

Hanmer

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From this reading [2512] _go'st_] Hanmer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

Johnson

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

Lead'st

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

MS

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From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

Rowe

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From this reading [2514] _art_] _are_ Rowe (ed.

ruin

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

run

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

Steevens

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).

vantage

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From this reading [2513] _Thou ... vantage_] Erased in Collier MS.

worst

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From this reading _worst ... first_] _worst, in blood, to ruin, Lead'st first,_ Steevens, 1773 (Johnson conj.) _worst in blood, to run Lead'st first_ Steevens (1778).