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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
age
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
blow
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
breed
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
bubbles
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
carries
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
collection
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
dangerous
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
distracted
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
dotes
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
drossy
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
eyes
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
fond
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
goes
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got
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
Hamlet
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
He's
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here upon this picture, and on this.
How
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
judgment
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
kind
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
like
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here upon this picture, and on this.
loose
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From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
loved
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
man
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many
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
more
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
most
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
multitude
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From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
offence
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From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
offender's
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From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look here upon this picture, and on this.
only
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
opinions
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
out
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
picture
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From this reading Look here upon this picture, and on this.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
scourge
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From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How dangerous is it that this man goes loose...
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
Thus
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
tis
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From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
trial
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
tune
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Look here upon this picture, and on this.
weigh'd
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From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And where 'tis so the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He's loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment but their eyes:
winnowed
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
yesty
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From this reading Thus has he--and many more of the same breed that I know the drossy age dotes on--only got the tune of the time... a kind of yesty collection which carries them through and through the most fond and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial, the bubbles are out.--_Hamlet_.
