118
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From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
119
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From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
123
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From this reading [Note 123: /What need we:/ why need we.
189
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From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
317
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From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
63
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From this reading _Mark_, xiv, 63.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
Andronicus
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From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
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 So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
BrutusnounUS /ˈbruːtəs/
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
capriciousnessnoun
the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
Cfnoun
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
From this reading Cf.
CleopatranounUS /ˌkliːəˈpætrə/
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
hazardsnounUS /ˈhæzərdz/
plural of “hazard” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
heaven-daring
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From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
high-looking
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From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
lotterynounUS /ˈlɑːtəri/
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
attach a tag or label to
From this reading _Mark_, xiv, 63.]
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
a condition requiring relief
From this reading [Note 123: /What need we:/ why need we.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
a brief written record
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
TitusnounUS /ˈtaɪtəs/
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
tyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading So in _Antony and Cleopatra_, V, ii, 317; _Titus Andronicus_, I, i, 189.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [Note 123: /What need we:/ why need we.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Note 123: /What need we:/ why need we.
in or at the place that
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
whimnounUS /wɪm/
a sudden desire
From this reading [Note 118-119: Brutus seems to have in mind the capriciousness of a high-looking and heaven-daring Oriental tyranny, where men's lives hung upon the nod and whim of the tyrant, as on the hazards of a lottery.]
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading [Note 123: /What need we:/ why need we.
xivnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading _Mark_, xiv, 63.]
