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Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima. Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords. Duke. If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye. That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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a desire for food
From this reading “If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
a desire for food
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Musicke be the food of Loue, play on, Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, The appetite may sicken, and so dye.
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From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That straine agen, it had a dying fall: O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; Stealing, and giuing Odour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Twelfe Night, Or what you will Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
