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Hamlet — A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623
Hamlet — A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623

Chapter II

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_Mar._ My good Lord.
_Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?
_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.
I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?
Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.
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Hamlet — A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623

Chapter II

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Mar._ My good Lord.
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_Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?
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_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.
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I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?
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Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.”

Disposition noun US /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/

the way something is arranged or positioned

From this reading “_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Mar._ My good Lord.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “_Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.”

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10

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

11

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

12

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

134

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

8

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

9

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

affaire

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From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

came

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

deepe

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

depart

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/

the way something is arranged or positioned

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

doe

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

drinke

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

eare

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

Elsenour

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From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

Enemy

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

euen

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

faith

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

Fathers

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

Funerall

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

glad

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Mar._ My good Lord.

Ham

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

haue

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

heare

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

Hor

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

Lord

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From this reading _Mar._ My good Lord.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

Mar

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From this reading _Mar._ My good Lord.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Mar._ My good Lord.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_?

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

owne

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

report

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

say

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

see

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

selfe

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

Sidenote

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

Sir

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

teach

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

truant

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

truster

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

very

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

violence

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From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

Wee'l

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From this reading Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

Wittemberge

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From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Ham._ I am very glad to see you: good euen Sir.[8] But what in faith make you from _Wittemberge_?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Hor._ A truant disposition, good my Lord.[9] _Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe.