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Chapter X · Act 3, Scene 3: A room in the Castle

Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Act 3, Scene 3: A room in the Castle, section 1: Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. KING. I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range. Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatc
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Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
KING.
I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.
Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.
The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.
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Hamlet

Chapter X · Act 3, Scene 3: A room in the Castle

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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KING.
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I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.
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Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.
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The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

Learner Dictionary

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enter verb US /ˈentər/

to come or go into

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

Collocations
Enter KingA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
King RosencrantzA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

commission

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From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

dispatch

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From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

endure

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

England

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From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

estate

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

forthwith

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From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

grow

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

Guildenstern

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From this reading Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Hazard

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

hourly

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

King

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From this reading Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

like

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From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

lunacies

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

madness

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From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

near

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

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

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

Out

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

prepare

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From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

range

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From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

Rosencrantz

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From this reading Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

safe

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From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

stands

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From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

terms

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From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The terms of our estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his lunacies.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.