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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XIX

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Pist.
Solus, egregious dog?
O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.
I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.
I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/292 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pist.
Line 2
Solus, egregious dog?
Line 3
O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.
Line 4
I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.
Line 5
I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

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 “I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.”

Yea exclamation US /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading “O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

Barbason

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

bowels

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

cannot

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

cocke

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

coniure

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

dog

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From this reading Solus, egregious dog?

egregious

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From this reading Solus, egregious dog?

face

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

fayre

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

fire

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

flashing

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

follow

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

fowle

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

grow

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

hatefull

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

haue

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

humor

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

indifferently

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

knocke

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

Lungs

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

Maw

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

mee

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

meruailous

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

most

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

mouth

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

nastie

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

Nym

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

O

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

perdy

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

Pist

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From this reading Pist.

Pistoll

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

Pistols

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

Rapier

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

retort

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

scoure

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

Solus

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From this reading Solus, egregious dog?

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

tearmes

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

teeth

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

throate

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

vile

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

Viper

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

vp

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From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

well

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From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I do retort the solus in thy bowels, for I can take, and Pistols cocke is vp, and flashing fire will follow Nym.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

worse

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From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading O Viper vile; The solus in thy most meruailous face, the solus in thy teeth, and in thy throate, and in thy hatefull Lungs, yea in thy Maw perdy; and which is worse, within thy nastie mouth.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes.