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Coriolanus
Coriolanus

Chapter XIII

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Corio.
I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.
But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.
Oh Mother!
Wife!
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Coriolanus

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Corio.
Line 2
I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.
Line 3
But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.
Line 4
Oh Mother!
Line 5
Wife!

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.”

All words in this reading · 43

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aduise

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

backe

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

cause

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

compassion

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

Corio

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From this reading Corio.

dare

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

eyes

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

Ile

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

Mother

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From this reading Oh Mother!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

Oh

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From this reading Oh Mother!

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

peace

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

pray

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

Rome

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

sir

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

Stand

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

sweat

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

sworne

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From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

Wife

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From this reading Wife!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I dare be sworne you were: And sir, it is no little thing to make Mine eyes to sweat compassion.

you'l

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From this reading But (good sir) What peace you'l make, aduise me: For my part, Ile not to Rome, Ile backe with you, and pray you Stand to me in this cause.