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Chapter III
THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them. Whither are they vanished? _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind. Would they had stayed! _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “_Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Whither are they vanished?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would they had stayed!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
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From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
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From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
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From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
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From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
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From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
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From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would they had stayed!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
an old form of “has”
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
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From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
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From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
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From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
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From this reading Would they had stayed!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
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From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whither are they vanished?
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From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
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From this reading Whither are they vanished?
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From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
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From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither are they vanished?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would they had stayed!
