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Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio
Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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_Ham._ I will.
[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
[Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
[Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
[Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Ham._ I will.
/hæm aɪ wɪl/
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[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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[Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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[Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
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[Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bends noun US /bendz/

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

buckles noun US /ˈbʌkəlz/

plural of “buckle” — fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

desperation noun US /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading “[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]”

Footnote noun US /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading “[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]”

Ham noun US /hæm/

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

Quarto noun US /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

Romeo noun US /ˈroʊmioʊ/

an ardent male lover

sovereignty noun US /ˈsɑːvrənti/

government free from external control

From this reading “[Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.”

All words in this reading · 53

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1

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

1st

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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

2

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]

3

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

beckles

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

bendsnounUS /bendz/

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

braine

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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

bucklesnounUS /ˈbʌkəlz/

plural of “buckle” — fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

euery

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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

fadoms

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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]

HamnounUS /hæm/

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading _Ham._ I will.

heares

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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Ham._ I will.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

Juliet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

lookes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

motiue

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

NotenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

putsnounUS /pʊts/

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]

QuartonounUS /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/

an ardent male lover

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

rore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

scnoun

a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

sovereigntynounUS /ˈsɑːvrənti/

government free from external control

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

toyes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

unbeliefnoun

a rejection of belief

From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]

vnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Ham._ I will.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]

Chapter 3 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio by William Shakespeare holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 3 holds 377 sentences of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.

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