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Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXVII

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Cam.
Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.
You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?
Ven.
Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXVII

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

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Cam.
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Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.
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You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?
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Ven.
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Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.”

All words in this reading · 39

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action

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

Cam

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From this reading Cam.

Celius

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

growes

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Horse

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From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Iusteus

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

keepe

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From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

Land

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From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

leade

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Leaders

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Legions

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From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?

Marcus

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

mens

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Octauius

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

on't

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

power

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Publicola

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

Sea

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From this reading Marcus Octauius, Marcus Iusteus, Publicola, and Celius, are for Sea: But we keepe whole by Land.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Soul

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Souldier

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Ven

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From this reading Ven.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

whole

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

Womens

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From this reading Souldier thou art: but his whole action growes Not in the power on't: so our Leaders leade, And we are Womens mens Soul.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horse whole, do you not?