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Coriolanus
Coriolanus

Chapter IX

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Both Tri.
Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
Must all determine heere?
Sicin.
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Coriolanus

Chapter IX

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Both Tri.
Line 2
Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
Line 3
Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
Line 4
Must all determine heere?
Line 5
Sicin.

Learner Dictionary

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

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Must all determine heere?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.”

All words in this reading · 21

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all

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From this reading Must all determine heere?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both Tri.

charg'd

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Corio

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determine

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further

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heere

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hoe

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From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?

Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Must all determine heere?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?

Peace

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From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.

present

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say

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From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?

Sicin

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From this reading Sicin.

then

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?

Tri

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From this reading Both Tri.

Well

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From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.