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

Chapter X

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[1573] &c.
Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.
_Bestow ... while._] Qq.
Omitted in Ff.
_a little while_] om.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter X

Reading 1/147 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[1573] &c.
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Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.
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_Bestow ... while._] Qq.
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Omitted in Ff.
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_a little while_] om.

Learner Dictionary

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

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_a little while_] om.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “_Bestow ... while._] Qq.”

All words in this reading · 15

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1573

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From this reading [1573] &c.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _a little while_] om.

Bestow

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From this reading _Bestow ... while._] Qq.

c

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From this reading [1573] &c.

Ff

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From this reading Omitted in Ff.

Ger

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From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

Gert

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From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _a little while_] om.

om

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From this reading _a little while_] om.

Omitted

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From this reading Omitted in Ff.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

Qq

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From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

Queen

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From this reading Queen.] Ger. or Gert. in Qq.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading _Bestow ... while._] Qq.