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sooth (40) truthfully
spacious plenty (71) at will
speculation (94) eyesight
stamp (153) coin
sticking-place (61) its limit
straight (11) straightaway
suborn'd (24) bribed
summer-seeming (86) youthful
surcease (4) death
surfeited (5) drunk
sway (9) command
swelling act . . . theme (128) the developing royal drama
taking-off (20) murder
Tarquin (46) murderous king of Rome
temple-haunting martlet (4) bird that nests in church porches
their charge (6) that is, Duncan
this great King (131) possibly a reference to James I (the king in Shakespeare's audience)
to friend (10) auspicious
trains (118) tricks
trammel up (3) obstruct, prevent
travelling lamp (7) the sun
treatise (12) tale
trifled (4) made trivial
trifles (125) trivial gifts
two delinquents (12) that is, the guards of Duncan's chamber
undivulg'd pretence (129) undisclosed plot of treason
unshrinking station (8) unyielding position
upbraid . . . faith-breach (18) rebuke his broken promises
utterance (71) utmost
vault (94) wine cellar, punning on grave
verities (8) true predictions
vizards (34) masks
want the thought (8) help thinking
wants (142) requires
warrant in that theft (143) this kind of stealing (away) is justified
wassail (65) entertainment
which is not us'd for you (44) which you are not used to
with Him above . . . work (33) with God's help
yesty (53) frothing