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If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave. * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “* * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.”
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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 If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
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From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
an old form of “has”
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
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From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
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From this reading Look not on pleasures as they come, but go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading * * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely: play the man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fool not; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
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From this reading If studious, copie fair what time hath blurred, Redeem truth from his jawes; if souldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world.
