Chapter XII
Act 4, Scene 1: A room in the Castle
Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. KING. There’s matter in these sighs. These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them. Where is your son?
Hamlet
Chapter XII · Act 4, Scene 1: A room in the Castle
Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Enter
King,
Queen,
Rosencrantz
and
Guildenstern.
KING.
There’s
matter
in
these
sighs.
These
profound
heaves
You
must
translate;
’tis
fit
we
understand
them.
Where
is
your
son?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Enter
King,
Queen,
Rosencrantz
and
Guildenstern.
Line 2
KING.
Line 3
There’s
matter
in
these
sighs.
Line 4
These
profound
heaves
You
must
translate;
’tis
fit
we
understand
them.
Line 5
Where
is
your
son?
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.”
Collocations
Enter KingA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
King QueenA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 and Guildenstern.
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
fit
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From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
Guildenstern
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heaves
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From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s matter in these sighs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is your son?
King
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matter
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From this reading There’s matter in these sighs.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
profound
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From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
Queen
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Rosencrantz
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sighs
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son
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
There's
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From this reading There’s matter in these sighs.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There’s matter in these sighs.
tis
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From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
translate
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From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is your son?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These profound heaves You must translate; ’tis fit we understand them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where is your son?