Chapter 4 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Exeunt. Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne. Caesar. Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar. Who's within?
Chapter 4 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.”
three times
From this reading “Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
to come or go into
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
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From this reading Exeunt.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
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From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
three times
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Thunder & Lightning Enter Iulius Caesar in his Night-gowne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor Heauen, nor Earth, Haue beene at peace to night: Thrice hath Calphurnia, in her sleepe cryed out, Helpe, ho: They murther Caesar.
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From this reading Who's within?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Who's within?
Chapter 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 178 sentences of Julius Caesar, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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