Chapter 4 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.] [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.] [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr. _coter_, to mark the number. Compare 95.]
Chapter 4 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “Compare 95.]”
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]”
third-person singular of “frustrate” — hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading “[Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “_coter_, to mark the number.”
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
From this reading “[Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “[Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]”
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
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From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
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From this reading [Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
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From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
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From this reading Compare 95.]
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Compare 95.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _coter_, to mark the number.
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading [Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]
a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
third-person singular of “frustrate” — hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading [Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]
attach a tag or label to
From this reading _coter_, to mark the number.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading _coter_, to mark the number.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading [Footnote 6: _Quoted_ or _coted: observed_; Fr.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [Footnote 5: See quotation from _1st Quarto,_ 43.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _coter_, to mark the number.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _coter_, to mark the number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 4: _undoes, frustrates, destroys_.]
Chapter 4 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio by William Shakespeare holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 4 holds 385 sentences of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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