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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XXIV

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[2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.
One line in Ff.
_What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.
_What change of humour desp'rate want has made?_ Warburton.
Steevens ends the first line at _has_.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.
Line 2
One line in Ff.
Line 3
_What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.
Line 4
_What change of humour desp'rate want has made?_ Warburton.
Line 5
Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Steevens ends the first line at _has_.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “_What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One line in Ff.”

All words in this reading · 23

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2601

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From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

change

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From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

desp'rate

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From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

ends

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From this reading Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

Ff

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From this reading One line in Ff.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

honour

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From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

humour

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From this reading _What change of humour desp'rate want has made?_ Warburton.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.

line

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From this reading One line in Ff.

made

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From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.

Malone

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From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One line in Ff.

Pope

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From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

Steevens

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From this reading Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Steevens ends the first line at _has_.

want

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From this reading _What change of honour desp'rate want has made?_ Pope.

Warburton

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From this reading _What change of humour desp'rate want has made?_ Warburton.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [2601] _What ... made!_] As in Malone.