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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 ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
capability
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
commencement
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
cottage
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
declension
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
discourse
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
Dutch
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
fast
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
Fell
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
fust
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
gave
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
girl
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
godlike
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
good-bye
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From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
grief
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
Hamlet
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
Harwood
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
indifference
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
large
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
lightness
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
Looking
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
love
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
lunch
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
made
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
madness
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
more
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
neglected
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
origin
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
pathetic
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
pleasantness
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
reason
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
repulsed
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
sadness
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
say
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From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
seem
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
sentence
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
sounded
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
spoken
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
Sprung
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From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
surely
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
tale
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
then
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
unused
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
up
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From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
very
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
visit
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
watch
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
