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Chapter XX
_Hamlet._ Time presses. We may not linger in our course. We must fly on before our flying highwayman. Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath. Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We must fly on before our flying highwayman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may not linger in our course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may not linger in our course.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must fly on before our flying highwayman.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Hamlet._ Time presses.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.”
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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 Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
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From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
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From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
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From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading _Hamlet._ Time presses.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
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From this reading We may not linger in our course.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
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From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must fly on before our flying highwayman.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
above and across; more than
From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
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From this reading _Hamlet._ Time presses.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Full forty miles shall we pass over in a breath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hamlet._ Time presses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
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From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may not linger in our course.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
but in spite of that
From this reading Two more hours have elapsed, and he still urges his headlong career, with heart resolute as ever, and purpose yet unchanged.
