Chapter 12 of The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLAUDIUS. Nor I, my lord. 305 BRUTUS. Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow. VARRO.
Chapter 12 of The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading “305 BRUTUS.”
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
From this reading “CLAUDIUS.”
express approval of
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Nor I, my lord.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
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From this reading 305 BRUTUS.
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
in good time
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
propose a payment
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading 305 BRUTUS.
prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
From this reading CLAUDIUS.
express approval of
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
Roman scholar (116-27 BC)
From this reading VARRO.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
Chapter 12 of The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by William Shakespeare holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 12 holds 397 sentences of The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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