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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XXXVI

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[fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
_we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.
_You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
Line 2
_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
Line 3
¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
Line 4
_we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.
Line 5
_You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

Learner Dictionary

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

Canst modal verb US /kænst/

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

From this reading “_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

All words in this reading · 46

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052

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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

053

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

054

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

055

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From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.

1

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

8

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

canstmodal verbUS /kænst/

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

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

conj

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

fcg

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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

Feare

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

Ff

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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

get

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

go

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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

Johnson

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

knocks

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From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.

leads

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

nayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

plead

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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.

pleade

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

Q

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

Qq

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

say

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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

see

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

selfe

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

shal

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.

up

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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.

we'll

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

weele

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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.