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Coriolanus
Coriolanus

Chapter VI

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Coriol.
Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
Your aenigma 1.
You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
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Coriolanus

Chapter VI

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Coriol.
Line 2
Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
Line 3
You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
Line 4
Your aenigma 1.
Line 5
You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.”

All words in this reading · 41

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1

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

aenigma

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From this reading Your aenigma 1.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.

bee

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

bin

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Common

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Consull

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

Coriol

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From this reading Coriol.

Countrey

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From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.

Customarie

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

deserued

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From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.

enemies

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Friends

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Gowne

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

haue

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

heere

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

indeede

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

loued

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

Nobly

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From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.

now

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

people

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

Pray

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

Rod

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

scourge

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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

stand

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.

tune

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

voices

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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.