adeterminerUS /ə/
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.'
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
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.'
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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.
Cawdor
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From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
clothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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.'
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
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.'
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
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.
failedverbUS /feɪld/
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
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.
frustratedadjectiveUS /ˈfrʌstreɪtəd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
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.
Glamis
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From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
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.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
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.'
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
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.
horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/
provoking horror
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.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
imaginationsnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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.
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
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.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
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.'
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
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.
MacbethnounUS /məkˈbeθ/
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
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.'
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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.'
murderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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.'
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
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.'
nourishesverbUS /ˈnɜːrɪʃəz/
third-person singular of “nourish” — provide with nourishment
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.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
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.
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
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.
SleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
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.'
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
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.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still it cried: 'Sleep no more,' to all the house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
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.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
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.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.'
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading 'Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
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.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
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.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
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.'
whopronounUS /huː/
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.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
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.
