Chapter 33 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HECATE. Three Witches. Apparitions. Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers. SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
Chapter 33 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apparition” — a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “Apparitions.”
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.”
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading “Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.”
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “Three Witches.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
plural of “apparition” — a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Apparitions.
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
From this reading HECATE.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three Witches.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading SCENE: _Scotland: England._ THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Three Witches.
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