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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 With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
almost
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
avenge
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whoever might be, Charles was not the man to avenge his father.
born
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
cases
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
Charles
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
commendation
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
correct
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
curiously
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
dear
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From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
disposition
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
Dunois
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
dying
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
ears
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
exactly
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
father
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
great
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
Hamlet
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
head
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
heart
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From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
here
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
house
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
inactive
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
instancies
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
involved
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
joint
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
judgment
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
lad
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
left
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Like
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From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
man
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From this reading Whoever might be, Charles was not the man to avenge his father.
matters
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whoever might be, Charles was not the man to avenge his father.
mother
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
murdered
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
murderer
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whoever might be, Charles was not the man to avenge his father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
Orleans
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
out
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
position
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
powerful
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
right
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
set
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
Shakespeare's
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
similar
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
sincerely
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From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
son
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From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
still
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Like Hamlet, this son of a dear father murdered was sincerely grieved at heart.
times
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From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
tingling
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
tomb
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Valentina's
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From this reading Valentina's commendation of Dunois involved a judgment on Charles, and that judgment was exactly correct.
voice
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The times were out of joint; here was a murdered father to avenge on a powerful murderer; and here, in both cases, a lad of inactive disposition born to set these matters right.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever might be, Charles was not the man to avenge his father.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
young
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From this reading With these instancies of his dying mother--almost a voice from the tomb--still tingling in his ears, the position of young Charles of Orleans, when he was left at the head of that great house, was curiously similar to that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
