Chapter VIII
_A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.] [Footnote 7: Schmidt (_Sh. Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_. I do not think he is right. Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
Hamlet — A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623
Chapter VIII
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_A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream_,
act
v.
sc.
i.]
[Footnote
7:
Schmidt
(_Sh.
Lex._)
says
_of
vantage_
means
_to
boot_.
I
do
not
think
he
is
right.
Perhaps
Polonius
means
'from
a
position
of
advantage.'
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Hamlet — A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623
Chapter VIII
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream_,
act
v.
sc.
i.]
Line 2
[Footnote
7:
Schmidt
(_Sh.
Line 3
Lex._)
says
_of
vantage_
means
_to
boot_.
Line 4
I
do
not
think
he
is
right.
/aɪ duː nɑːt think hiː ɪz right/
Line 5
Perhaps
Polonius
means
'from
a
position
of
advantage.'
Learner Dictionary
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Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think he is right.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think he is right.”
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7
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Schmidt (_Sh.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
act
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From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
advantage
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From this reading Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
boot
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From this reading Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think he is right.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Schmidt (_Sh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not think he is right.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think he is right.
Lex
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means
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From this reading Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_.
Midsummer
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From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
Night's
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From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think he is right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
Polonius
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From this reading Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
position
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From this reading Perhaps Polonius means 'from a position of advantage.'
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think he is right.
says
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sc
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From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
Schmidt
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Sh
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Schmidt (_Sh.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think he is right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_.
v
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From this reading _A Midsummer Night's Dream_, act v. sc. i.]
vantage
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From this reading Lex._) says _of vantage_ means _to boot_.