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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
Ars
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
bear
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
broke
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From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
Brother
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
Cabinet
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From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
Command
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
company
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
Cæsars
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
Eros
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From this reading _Eros_.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
forc'd
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
guilty
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
jeer
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
Kings
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
laugh
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
mark'd
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
out
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
protection
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
ransack'd
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From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
revenge
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
Roman
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
seiz'd
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
threats
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From this reading The Kings Command they laugh at, And jeer at _Cæsars_ threats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.
Trunks
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From this reading They have broke Into my Cabinet; my Trunks are ransack'd.
tumult
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From this reading _Ars._ My Brother seiz'd on By the _Roman_, as thought guilty of the tumult, And forc'd to bear him company, as mark'd out For his protection or revenge.