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Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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Lep.
'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.
To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.
Farwell Lep.
Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.
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Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Lep.
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'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.
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To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.
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Farwell Lep.
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Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

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Assemble verb US /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading “'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.”

beseech verb US /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading “Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.”

Caesar noun US /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading “To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.”

encounter verb US /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

come together

From this reading “To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.”

Pompey noun US /ˈpɑːmpi/

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

From this reading “'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.”

rightly adverb US /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading “To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.”

shames noun US /ʃeɪmz/

plural of “shame” — a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading “'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.”

shew verb US /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading “'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.”

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ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

AssembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

busines

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From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

Caes

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

counsell

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

Driue

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

come together

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

Farwell

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From this reading Farwell Lep.

FieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

furnisht

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From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

i'th

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

Idlenesse

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/

of the present time and place

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

informe

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From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

Lep

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From this reading Lep.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/

the next day

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

partakernoun

someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

pitty

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

PompeynounUS /ˈpɑːmpi/

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

quickely

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

RomenounUS /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

selues

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

shal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

shamesnounUS /ʃeɪmz/

plural of “shame” — a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

shewverbUS /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

stirres

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From this reading Farwell my Lord, what you shal know mean time Of stirres abroad, I shall beseech you Sir To let me be partaker Caesar.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

Thriues

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From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

Til

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From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

TisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

twaine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'Tis pitty of him Caes Let his shames quickely Driue him to Rome, 'tis time we twaine Did shew our selues i'th' Field, and to that end Assemble me immediate counsell, Pompey Thriues in our Idlenesse Lep.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To morrow Caesar, I shall be furnisht to informe you rightly Both what by Sea and Land I can be able To front this present time Caes Til which encounter, it is my busines too.

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