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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
answere
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
coffersnounUS /ˈkɑːfərz/
plural of “coffer” — an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
craues
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
euen
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
exposde
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
finde
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
gaine
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
Gil
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
giuen
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
griefe
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
HamletsnounUS /ˈhæmləts/
plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
haue
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
highnesse
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
inclin'd
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From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Lordes
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
loue
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
lunacie
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
engage in
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
meanes
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
neere
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
not any; not one
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
participate in games or sport
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
Queene
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
seeke
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
selues
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
sonne
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From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
refrain from harming
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
not in physical motion
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
carry out
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
thankefull
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
thinkes
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From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
precisely as stated
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
vnto
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From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
vs
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From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _King_ With all our heart, it likes vs very well: Gentlemen, seeke still to increase his mirth, Spare for no cost, our coffers shall be open, And we vnto your selues will still be thankefull.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading _Gil._ My lord, we haue done all the best we could, [F1v] To wring from him the cause of all his griefe, But still he puts vs off, and by no meanes Would make an answere to that we exposde.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes._ _King_ Lordes, can you by no meanes finde The cause of our sonne Hamlets lunacie?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ross._ Yet was he something more inclin'd to mirth Before we left him, and I take it, He hath giuen order for a play to night, At which he craues your highnesse company.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading You being so neere in loue, euen from his youth, Me thinkes should gaine more than a stranger should.
