Chapter IV
Act 1, Scene 4: The platform
Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus. HAMLET. The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold. HORATIO. It is a nipping and an eager air.
Hamlet
Chapter IV · Act 1, Scene 4: The platform
Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
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Enter
Hamlet,
Horatio
and
Marcellus.
HAMLET.
The
air
bites
shrewdly;
it
is
very
cold.
HORATIO.
It
is
a
nipping
and
an
eager
air.
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Line 1
Enter
Hamlet,
Horatio
and
Marcellus.
Line 2
HAMLET.
Line 3
The
air
bites
shrewdly;
it
is
very
cold.
Line 4
HORATIO.
Line 5
It
is
a
nipping
and
an
eager
air.
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.”
Collocations
Enter HamletA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Hamlet HoratioA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 17
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a nipping and an eager air.
air
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From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a nipping and an eager air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
bites
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cold
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eager
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EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
Hamlet
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Horatio
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From this reading Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
Marcellus
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From this reading Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
nipping
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From this reading It is a nipping and an eager air.
shrewdly
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From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
very
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From this reading The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.