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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
almost
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
anger
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
Barlquo
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
breath
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
breathing
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
clay
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
coldness
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
conversed
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
fearful
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From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
find
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From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
Fleance
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
fled
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
hardiest
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From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
How
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
interval
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
killed
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
late
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
likeness
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
living
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Macbeth
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From this reading --Macbeth.
man
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
Marry
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
more
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
motionless
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moved
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
much
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
nerves
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From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
parted
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
please
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
say
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
too
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
walked
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From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
warm
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From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How much more so, if we have, but a breathing interval before, moved and conversed with the warm and living likeness of the motionless clay before us!
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a fearful thing, even to the hardiest nerves, to find ourselves suddenly alone with the dead.
word
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From this reading And this was the man from whom I had parted in coldness--almost in anger--at a word--a breath!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marry, he was dead--And the right valiant Barlquo walked too late, Whom, you may say, if it please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled!
