Chapter V
Chapter 5
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CAESAR. For whom, then? CLEOPATRA. Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us. CAESAR.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Chapter V · Chapter 5
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CAESAR.
For
whom,
then?
CLEOPATRA.
Ask
the
Roman
governor
whom
you
have
left
us.
CAESAR.
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Caesar and Cleopatra is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
CAESAR.
/ˈsiːzər/
Line 2
For
whom,
then?
/fɔːr huːm ðen/
Line 3
CLEOPATRA.
/ˌkliːəˈpætrə/
Line 4
Ask
the
Roman
governor
whom
you
have
left
us.
/æsk ðə ˈroʊmən ˈɡʌvərnər huːm juː hæv left ʌs/
Line 5
CAESAR.
/ˈsiːzər/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Ask
verb
US /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.”
caesar
noun
US /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “CAESAR.”
cleopatra
noun
US /ˌkliːəˈpætrə/
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading “CLEOPATRA.”
governor
noun
US /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading “Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.”
have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.”
left
noun
US /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.”
Roman
adjective
US /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.”
All words in this reading · 13
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AskverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
CAESARnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading CAESAR.
CLEOPATRAnounUS /ˌkliːəˈpætrə/
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading CLEOPATRA.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For whom, then?
governornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For whom, then?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For whom, then?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask the Roman governor whom you have left us.
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