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Chapter XXXVII
Look you lay home to him: Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with. What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. I must leave thee, love... And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.”
for this reason
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look you lay home to him:”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must leave thee, love...”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I must leave thee, love...”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
an old form of “does”
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
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From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
for this reason
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look you lay home to him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
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From this reading Look you lay home to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must leave thee, love...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
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From this reading Look you lay home to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must leave thee, love...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look you lay home to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must leave thee, love...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must leave thee, love...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
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From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I must leave thee, love...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Look you lay home to him:
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From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with.
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From this reading And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind For husband shalt thou-- Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife.--_Hamlet_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look you lay home to him:
