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William Shakespeare: A Critical Study
William Shakespeare: A Critical Study

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of William Shakespeare: A Critical Study is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[1] OPHELIA.
"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
MEPHISTOFELES.
"Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?
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William Shakespeare: A Critical Study

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of William Shakespeare: A Critical Study 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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[1] OPHELIA.
Line 2
"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
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Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
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MEPHISTOFELES.
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"Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

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.

clothes noun US /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading “Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."”

departed adjective US /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading “Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."”

maid noun US /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

rose noun US /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading “Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."”

Saint noun US /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

Valentine noun US /ˈvæləntaɪn/

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

Valentine's noun US /ˈvæləntaɪnz/

possessive form of “valentine” — a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

window noun US /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1

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

From this reading [1] OPHELIA.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Bei

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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

betime

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From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

chamber-door

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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

donn'd

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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

Du

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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

dupp'd

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From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

frühem

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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

hier

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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Kathrinchen

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

Liebchens

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

machst

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

MEPHISTOFELES

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

From this reading MEPHISTOFELES.

mir

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From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

OPHELIA

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

From this reading [1] OPHELIA.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

SaintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Tagesblicke

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

Thür

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

To-morrow

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

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes And dupp'd the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."

ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Valentine'snounUS /ˈvæləntaɪnz/

possessive form of “valentine” — a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Vor

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "Was machst Du mir Vor Liebchens Thür Kathrinchen, hier Bei frühem Tagesblicke?

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.

Chapter 18 of William Shakespeare: A Critical Study by Georg Brandes 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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