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Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout. Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil. If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine. In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils. Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.”
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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 Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
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From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
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From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
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From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
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From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
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From this reading If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
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From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
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From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
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From this reading If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading Gertrude, by mistake, drinks the poisoned wine and dies.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
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From this reading In a scuffle during the fencing-bout the fencers change foils.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
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From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claudius suggests that the revenge be taken at a fencing-bout.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine.
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From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
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From this reading If this fails, Hamlet shall be given poisoned wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laertes shall fence with Hamlet, using a poisoned foil.
