Chapter XVI
Act 4, Scene 5: Elsinore. A room in the Castle
Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman. QUEEN. I will not speak with her. GENTLEMAN. She is importunate, indeed distract.
Hamlet
Chapter XVI · Act 4, Scene 5: Elsinore. A room in the Castle
Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
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Enter
Queen,
Horatio
and
a
Gentleman.
QUEEN.
I
will
not
speak
with
her.
GENTLEMAN.
She
is
importunate,
indeed
distract.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Hamlet
Chapter XVI · Act 4, Scene 5: Elsinore. A room in the Castle
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Enter
Queen,
Horatio
and
a
Gentleman.
Line 2
QUEEN.
Line 3
I
will
not
speak
with
her.
Line 4
GENTLEMAN.
/ˈgentleman/
Line 5
She
is
importunate,
indeed
distract.
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.”
Collocations
Enter QueenA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Queen 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 Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
distract
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From this reading She is importunate, indeed distract.
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will not speak with her.
Horatio
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From this reading Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not speak with her.
importunate
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From this reading She is importunate, indeed distract.
indeed
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From this reading She is importunate, indeed distract.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is importunate, indeed distract.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not speak with her.
Queen
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From this reading Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is importunate, indeed distract.
speak
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From this reading I will not speak with her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not speak with her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will not speak with her.