Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Appar. Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth. Descends. Mac. Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “Descends.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “Mac.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.”
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From this reading Appar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
fearless and daring
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Descends.
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From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
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From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
the sound of laughing
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading Mac.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
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From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
not one, and not any
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
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From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then liue Macduffe: what need I feare of thee?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Be bloody, bold, & resolute: Laugh to scorne The powre of man: For none of woman borne Shall harme Macbeth.
Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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