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Chapter IX
[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.] [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.'] [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.] [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.] [Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.
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later than; following
From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “[Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]”
in the direction of
From this reading “[Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]”
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
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From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.
later than; following
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
the two together, not just one
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
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From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
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From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 4: --to rid his mother of it.]
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From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 2: The king had spoken of it both before and after the play: Horatio might have heard of it and told Hamlet.]
in the direction of
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
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From this reading [Footnote 6: --_and weeping_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [Footnote 3: 'My banishment will be laid to this deed of mine.']
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Footnote 5: It may cross him, as he says this, dragging the body out by one end of it, and toward the end of its history, that he is himself drawing toward an end along with Polonius.]
