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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter I

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AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
_VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
1866.
1.
The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter I

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AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
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_VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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1866.
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The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
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1

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1603

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From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

1866

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From this reading 1866.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

ALDIS

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

appeared

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CAMBRIDGE

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

CO

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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.

COLLEGE

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

earliest

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edition

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From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

following

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From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

HAMLET

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

LIBRARIAN

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

London

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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.

M

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

MACMILLAN

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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

title-page

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TRINITY

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

VIII

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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.

VOLUME

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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.

WILLIAM

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:

WRIGHT

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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.