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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 Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
all
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
boyish
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
conceived
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
crown
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From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
excellent
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
fear
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
forgave
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
friend
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
friendship
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
general
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
happiest
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
heiress
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From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
Hermione
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
jealousy
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
joy
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
lady
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
Leontes
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
lived
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
long-suffering
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
loved
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
many
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
marriage
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
more
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
mothers
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
now
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
once
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
oppose
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
other
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
patient
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
Perdita
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
Polixenes
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
queens
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
rewarded
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
seen
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
sheep-hook
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From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
Sicily
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From this reading She was no 'sheep-hook' now, but the heiress of the crown of Sicily.
son's
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
there
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From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
Thus
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
unjust
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
virtues
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From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
warmth
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From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long-suffering Hermione rewarded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Polixenes took a part in the general joy; he forgave his friend Leontes the unjust jealousy he had conceived against him, and they once more loved each other with all the warmth of their first boyish friendship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And there was no fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita.
years
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From this reading That excellent lady lived many years with her Leontes and her Perdita, the happiest of mothers and of queens.
