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

Chapter XXI

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[3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.
[3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.
[3288] [Looking up to the moon.
Pope.
Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/152 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.
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[3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.
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[3288] [Looking up to the moon.
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Pope.
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Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

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

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

All words in this reading · 27

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3286

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From this reading [3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.

3287

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From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

3288

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From this reading [3288] [Looking up to the moon.

absent

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From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

Addressing

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From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

Approach

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From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

Hanmer

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From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

Johnson

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From this reading [3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.

Looking

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From this reading [3288] [Looking up to the moon.

margin

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moon

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From this reading [3288] [Looking up to the moon.

Pope

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From this reading Pope.

Put

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From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

remedies

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return

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From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

sun

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From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [3287] _Approach ... remedies._] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading [3286] _Thou_] _That_ Johnson.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [3288] [Looking up to the moon.

up

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From this reading [3288] [Looking up to the moon.

wishing

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From this reading Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return.