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1421
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
1422
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
1423
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1424
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1425
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1426
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1427
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1428
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
1429
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1430
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1431
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1432
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1433
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1434
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1435
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
1436
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
75
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
80
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
85
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
90
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
95
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
a-swearing
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
act
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
all
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
asleep
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
audit
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
bed
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
black
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
blown
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
bread
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
broad
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
circumstance
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
crimes
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
damn'd
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
days
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
do't
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
drunk
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
Enter
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From this reading _Enter_ HAMLET.
father
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
fit
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
flush
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
full
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
game
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
goes
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
grossly
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
Ham
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
HAMLET
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From this reading _Enter_ HAMLET.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
heaven
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
heavy
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
heels
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
hell
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
hent
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
hire
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
horrid
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
how
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
I'll
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
incestuous
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
kick
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
kills
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
knows
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
more
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
mother
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
Now
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
O
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
pat
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
physic
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
pleasure
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
praying
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
prolongs
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
purging
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
rage
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
relish
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
revenge
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
revenged
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From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
salary
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
salvation
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
scann'd
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
season'd
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
send
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
sickly
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
sole
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
some
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
son
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
soul
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
stands
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
stays
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From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
sword
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
t
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
then
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading My mother stays: 95 This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
Tis
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ham._ Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;[1421] And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven:[1422] And so am I revenged.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
trip
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
Up
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
villain
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From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
whereto
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From this reading But in our circumstance and course of thought, 'Tis heavy with him: and am I then revenged,[1429] To take him in the purging of his soul, 85 When he is fit and season'd for his passage?[1430] No.[1431] Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent:[1432] When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,[1433] Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed;[1434] 90 At game, a-swearing, or about some act[1435] That has no relish of salvation in 't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven[1436] And that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be scann'd:[1423] 75 A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send[1424] To heaven.[1425] O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.[1426] He took my father grossly, full of bread,[1427] 80 With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;[1428] And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?
