Chapter 5 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cassi. Where is Antony? Treb. Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru. Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
Chapter 5 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Where is Antony?”
the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading “Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.”
color with dye
From this reading “Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.”
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From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Where is Antony?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
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From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
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From this reading Cassi.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
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From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
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From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
color with dye
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is Antony?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
the force of workers available
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
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 Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
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From this reading Treb.
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From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Antony?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
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From this reading Fled to his House amaz'd: Men, Wiues, and Children, stare, cry out, and run, As it were Doomesday Bru.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fates, we will know your pleasures: That we shall dye we know, 'tis but the time And drawing dayes out, that men stand vpon Cask.
Chapter 5 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare holds 177 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 5 holds 177 sentences of Julius Caesar, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 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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