Chapter XIX
Act 5, Scene 1: A churchyard
Enter two Clowns with spades, &c. FIRST CLOWN. Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation? SECOND CLOWN. I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
Hamlet
Chapter XIX · Act 5, Scene 1: A churchyard
Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.
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Enter
two
Clowns
with
spades,
&c.
FIRST
CLOWN.
Is
she
to
be
buried
in
Christian
burial,
when
she
wilfully
seeks
her
own
salvation?
SECOND
CLOWN.
I
tell
thee
she
is,
and
therefore
make
her
grave
straight.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Enter
two
Clowns
with
spades,
&c.
Line 2
FIRST
CLOWN.
Line 3
Is
she
to
be
buried
in
Christian
burial,
when
she
wilfully
seeks
her
own
salvation?
Line 4
SECOND
CLOWN.
Line 5
I
tell
thee
she
is,
and
therefore
make
her
grave
straight.
Learner Dictionary
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enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.”
Collocations
Enter twoA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
two ClownsA 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 I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
burial
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buried
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c
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Christian
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CLOWN
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From this reading FIRST CLOWN.
Clowns
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EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST CLOWN.
grave
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From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
own
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salvation
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SECOND
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From this reading SECOND CLOWN.
seeks
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From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
spades
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From this reading Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.
straight
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From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave straight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
two
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From this reading Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
wilfully
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From this reading Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.