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Hamlet

Chapter VII · Act 2, Scene 2: A room in the Castle

Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

Act 2, Scene 2: A room in the Castle, section 1: Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants. KING. Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use yo
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Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
KING.
Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hamlet

Chapter VII · Act 2, Scene 2: A room in the Castle

Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.
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KING.
Line 3
Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Line 4
Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.
Line 5
Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

Learner Dictionary

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enter verb US /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading “Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.”

Collocations
Enter KingA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
King QueenA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 42

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

Attendants

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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

call

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

dear

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From this reading Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

Guildenstern

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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

Hamlet's

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

hasty

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

heard

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

inward

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

King

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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

man

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

much

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

provoke

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

Queen

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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

Resembles

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

Rosencrantz

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From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.

see

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

sending

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

th'exterior

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

transformation

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From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

use

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From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.

Welcome

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From this reading Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Moreover that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.