Chapter 7 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact? _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me. _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready? _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience. _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
Chapter 7 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading “[Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
a community of people smaller than a village
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “_Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?”
a person active in party politics
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
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From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
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From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
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From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
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From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
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From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
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From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
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From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
a person active in party politics
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
be seated
From this reading _Qu._ Come hither my good _Hamlet_, sit by me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ham._ It was a bruite part of him, to kill so Capitall a Calfe there.[2] Be the Players ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Pol._ I did enact _Iulius Caesar_, I was kill'd i'th'Capitol: _Brutus_ kill'd me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Page 138] _Ham._ And[1] what did you enact?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Rosin._ I my Lord, they stay vpon your patience.
Chapter 7 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio by William Shakespeare holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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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