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Chapter XXXV
[_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell. Get thee to bed. [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, let me clutch thee.”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, let me clutch thee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Get thee to bed.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “[_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.”
in the direction of
From this reading “[_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “[_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get thee to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, let me clutch thee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, let me clutch thee.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get thee to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, let me clutch thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Get thee to bed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Get thee to bed.
in the direction of
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
at the time that
From this reading [_Exeunt Banquo and Fleance._[3942] _Macb._ Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, She strike upon the bell.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [_Exit Servant._[3943] Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?
but in spite of that
From this reading I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
