Chapter XIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

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From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

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From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

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From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

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From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

in an unfair and insulting manner

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

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From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

only a very short time before

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

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From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

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From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

a full supply

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

in a rational manner

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

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From this reading Shakspeare.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

in or at that place or location

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In such cases the crowd can hardly be said to follow fortune and hate the fallen.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading That there was much talk, and not a little difference of opinion in the various coteries of Bodmin that night, respecting the issue of the day's proceedings, needs hardly be told.

(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The jury comes from among it; there is plenty of food for vanity in running down the verdict, and showing how much more rationally matters would have gone if _I_ had been one of the twelve.

but in spite of that

From this reading Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all; As the weird women promised; and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't: yet it was said, It should not stand in thy posterity; But that myself should be the root, and father Of many kings.