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

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
[Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
[Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
[Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.
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Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
Line 2
[Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
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[Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
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[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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[Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

banishment noun US /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

From this reading “[Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']”

deed noun US /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading “[Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']”

dragging adjective US /ˈdræɡɪŋ/

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”

drawing noun US /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”

Footnote noun US /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”

Hamlet noun US /ˈhæmlət/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”

rid verb US /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading “[Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]”

weeping adjective US /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

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2

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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

3

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From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

4

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From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]

5

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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

6

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

From this reading [Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

banishmentnounUS /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

deednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

Horatio

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

Polonius

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

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

From this reading [Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]

Chapter 9 of Hamlet A Study with the Text of the Folio by William Shakespeare holds 383 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.

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