Chapter XVII
Act 4, Scene 6: Another room in the Castle
Enter Horatio and a Servant. HORATIO. What are they that would speak with me? SERVANT. Sailors, sir.
Hamlet
Chapter XVII · Act 4, Scene 6: Another room in the Castle
Enter Horatio and a Servant.
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Enter
Horatio
and
a
Servant.
HORATIO.
What
are
they
that
would
speak
with
me?
SERVANT.
Sailors,
sir.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Hamlet
Chapter XVII · Act 4, Scene 6: Another room in the Castle
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Enter
Horatio
and
a
Servant.
Line 2
HORATIO.
Line 3
What
are
they
that
would
speak
with
me?
Line 4
SERVANT.
Line 5
Sailors,
sir.
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Horatio and a Servant.”
Collocations
Enter HoratioA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Horatio andA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 Horatio and a Servant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Horatio and a Servant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Horatio and a Servant.
Horatio
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Sailors
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Servant
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sir
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speak
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What are they that would speak with me?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are they that would speak with me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What are they that would speak with me?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What are they that would speak with me?