Chapter I
Act 1, Scene 1: Elsinore. A platform before the Castle
Enter Francisco and Barnardo, two sentinels. BARNARDO. Who’s there? FRANCISCO. Nay, answer me.
Hamlet
Chapter I · Act 1, Scene 1: Elsinore. A platform before the Castle
Enter Francisco and Barnardo, two sentinels.
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Enter
Francisco
and
Barnardo,
two
sentinels.
BARNARDO.
Who’s
there?
FRANCISCO.
Nay,
answer
me.
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Hamlet
Chapter I · Act 1, Scene 1: Elsinore. A platform before the Castle
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Enter
Francisco
and
Barnardo,
two
sentinels.
Line 2
BARNARDO.
Line 3
Who’s
there?
Line 4
FRANCISCO.
Line 5
Nay,
answer
me.
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Francisco and Barnardo, two sentinels.”
Collocations
Enter FranciscoA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Francisco andA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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answer
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From this reading Nay, answer me.
Barnardo
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EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
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Francisco
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, answer me.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, answer me.
sentinels
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there
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two
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Who's
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From this reading Who’s there?