Chapter XVIII
_Polonius_. What treasure had he, my lord? _Hamlet_. Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.” O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
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Chapter XVIII
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_Polonius_.
What
treasure
had
he,
my
lord?
_Hamlet_.
Why,
“One
fair
daughter
and
no
more,
The
which
he
loved
passing
well.”
O
my
old
friend,
thy
face
is
valanced
since
I
saw
thee
last....
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Line 1
_Polonius_.
Line 2
What
treasure
had
he,
my
lord?
Line 3
_Hamlet_.
Line 4
Why,
“One
fair
daughter
and
no
more,
The
which
he
loved
passing
well.”
Line 5
O
my
old
friend,
thy
face
is
valanced
since
I
saw
thee
last....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.””
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.””
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
daughter
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
face
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
friend
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
Hamlet
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From this reading _Hamlet_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
lord
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From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
loved
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
more
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
O
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
old
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
passing
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
Polonius
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From this reading _Polonius_.
saw
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
treasure
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From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
valanced
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From this reading O my old friend, thy face is valanced since I saw thee last....
well
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What treasure had he, my lord?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”
Why
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From this reading Why, “One fair daughter and no more, The which he loved passing well.”