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10
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From this reading [Footnote 10: This stage-direction is not in the _Quarto_.
1st
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From this reading Here the _1st Quarto_ has:-- _Lear_.
8
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
9
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
apostrophizing
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
c
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
coffin
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
coniures
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
earth
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
fall
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
farewell
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
flowers
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Folio
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Forbeare
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
graue
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
Hamlet
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the _1st Quarto_ has:-- _Lear_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
hie
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
hill
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 10: This stage-direction is not in the _Quarto_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
leapes
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
Lear
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From this reading Here the _1st Quarto_ has:-- _Lear_.
Leartes
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
misfortunes
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Now
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
o're
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
Oh
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
olde
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
Olympus
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Pellon
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
powre
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
Quarto
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From this reading [Footnote 10: This stage-direction is not in the _Quarto_.
queen
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
sister
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
stage-direction
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From this reading [Footnote 10: This stage-direction is not in the _Quarto_.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
sweet
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Sweets
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
ten
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 10: This stage-direction is not in the _Quarto_.
throwing
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From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
times
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
top
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
treble
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [Footnote 8: I am not sure the queen is not _apostrophizing_ the flowers she is throwing into or upon the coffin: 'Sweets, be my farewell to the sweet.']
Whats
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From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
wooer
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The Folio _may_ be right here:--'Oh terrible wooer!--May ten times treble thy misfortunes fall' &c.]
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Forbeare the earth a while: sister farewell: _Leartes leapes into the graue._ Now powre your earth on _Olympus_ hie, And make a hill to o're top olde _Pellon_: _Hamlet leapes in after Leartes_ Whats he that coniures so?
