Definitions of betimes
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in good time“he awoke betimes that morning”synonyms: early
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
As you read Act 3 of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 5: Why Read Shakespeare?, Macbeth, Act 1, Macbeth, Act 2, Macbeth, Act 3, Macbeth, Act 4, Macbeth, Act 5, Holinshed's Chronicles, The Macbeth Murder Mystery
"To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman
This poem commemorates the early death of a young athlete. The speaker notes that, because the athlete died in the prime of his life, he will always be remembered as youthful and victorious.