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Chapter XIII
Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.' Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house. 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more.' With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
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From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
an old form of “has”
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
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From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
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From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
not any; not one
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
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From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
for that reason; as a result
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
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From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Again he thought he heard a voice which cried: 'Sleep no more: Macbeth cloth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that nourishes life.'
which person or people
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
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From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
