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

Chapter IV

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[477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
_contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).
[478] _matin_] _morning_ Q (1676).
_matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter IV

Reading 1/139 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
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_contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).
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[478] _matin_] _morning_ Q (1676).
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_matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.
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414.

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Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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1676

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From this reading _contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).

414

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From this reading 414.

477

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

478

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From this reading [478] _matin_] _morning_ Q (1676).

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

contrive

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From this reading _contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).

design

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From this reading _contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).

Drake's

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

II

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

matin

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From this reading [478] _matin_] _morning_ Q (1676).

matins

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [478] _matin_] _morning_ Q (1676).

Q

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From this reading _contrive_] _design_ Q (1676).

quoted

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

Q₂

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₃

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₄

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Shakespeare

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.

Tain't

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Taint

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From this reading [477] _Taint_] _Tain't_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Times

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From this reading _matins_ so quoted in Drake's _Shakespeare and his Times_, II.