Chapter II
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO. I. A STARTLING COINCIDENCE. By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. --MACBETH.
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THE
GENTLEMAN
FROM
TOLEDO.
I.
A
STARTLING
COINCIDENCE.
By
the
pricking
of
my
thumbs,
Something
wicked
this
way
comes.
--MACBETH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
GENTLEMAN
FROM
TOLEDO.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
A
STARTLING
COINCIDENCE.
Line 4
By
the
pricking
of
my
thumbs,
Something
wicked
this
way
comes.
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--MACBETH.
Learner Dictionary
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GENTLEMAN
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 A STARTLING COINCIDENCE.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
COINCIDENCE
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From this reading A STARTLING COINCIDENCE.
comes
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From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
MACBETH
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From this reading --MACBETH.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
pricking
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From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
STARTLING
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From this reading A STARTLING COINCIDENCE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
thumbs
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From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
TOLEDO
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.
way
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From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
wicked
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From this reading By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.