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Chapter 29 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec. Cit._ Peace! silence! Brutus speaks. _First Cit._ Peace, ho! _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
Chapter 29 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading “Brutus speaks.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading “_Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
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In this reading “_Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.”
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From this reading _Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.
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From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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 _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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From this reading _Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading Brutus speaks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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From this reading Cit._ Peace! silence!
the dead body of a human being
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading _Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.
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From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Cit._ Peace, ho!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading _First Cit._ Peace, ho!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
engage in
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Cit._ Peace! silence!
approval to do something
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Bru._ My countrymen,--[3297] _Sec.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Cit._ Peace! silence!
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Brutus speaks.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Bru._ Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: 55 Do grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Cæsar's glories, which Mark Antony[3298] By our permission is allow'd to make.
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