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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter VII

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Eno.
He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.
Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.
That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.
No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.
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Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter VII

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Eno.
Line 2
He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.
Line 3
Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.
Line 4
That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.
Line 5
No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.”

Thinking noun US /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

Agri

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From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

almost

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

Ant

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From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Anthony

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

Beleeu't

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

Brutus

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

Caesar

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

confound

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

Eno

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From this reading Eno.

Enobarbus

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

heare

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From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Horse

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From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

indeed

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

Iulius

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

man

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From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Octauia

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From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Out-go

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From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

Phillippi

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

rheume

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

roaring

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

slaine

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

sweet

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From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

thinkingnounUS /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

too

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

trobled

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

wail'd

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

weepe

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

wept

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

Why

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From this reading Why Enobarbus: When Anthony found Iulius Caesar dead, He cried almost to roaring: And he wept, When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine Eno.

willingly

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

worse

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From this reading He were the worse for that were he a Horse, so is he being a man Agri.

year

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From this reading That year indeed, he was trobled with a rheume, What willingly he did confound, he wail'd, Beleeu't till I weepe too Caesar.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No sweet Octauia, You shall heare from me still: the time shall not Out-go my thinking on you Ant.