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Chapter III
_Ham._ I will. [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.] [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.] [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.] [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “[Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]”
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
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From this reading _Ham._ I will.
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ham._ I will.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _1st Q_. 'beckles'--perhaps for _buckles--bends_.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Note the unbelief in the Ghost.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: sovereignty--_soul_: so in _Romeo and Juliet_, act v. sc.
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From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Ham._ I will.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [Footnote A: _Here in the Quarto_:-- The very place puts toyes of desperation Without more motiue, into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath.]
