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Chapter XVIII · Act 4, Scene 7: Another room in the Castle

Enter King and Laertes.

Act 4, Scene 7: Another room in the Castle, section 1: Enter King and Laertes. KING. Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which
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Enter King and Laertes.
KING.
Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.
LAERTES.
It well appears.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hamlet

Chapter XVIII · Act 4, Scene 7: Another room in the Castle

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Enter King and Laertes.
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KING.
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Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.
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LAERTES.
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It well appears.

Learner Dictionary

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enter verb US /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading “Enter King and Laertes.”

Collocations
Enter KingA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
King 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 Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

acquittance

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Enter King and Laertes.

appears

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From this reading It well appears.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

ear

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Enter King and Laertes.

father

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

friend

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

heard

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

heart

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It well appears.

King

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From this reading Enter King and Laertes.

knowing

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

Laertes

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From this reading Enter King and Laertes.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

noble

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

Now

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

Pursu'd

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

put

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

seal

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

Sith

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

slain

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From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

well

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From this reading It well appears.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.