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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6

Chapter XXIV

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Cit._ Why that way?
_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.
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Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6

Chapter XXIV

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Cit._ Why that way?
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_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.
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Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

Fourth noun US /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “_Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.”

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2997

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

2998

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

30

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From this reading 30 _Sec.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

all

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

away

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

Cit

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From this reading Cit._ Why that way?

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

dews

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

fog

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

fourthnounUS /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

get

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

give

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

lose

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

melted

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

parts

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

resolved

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

return

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

rotten

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

sake

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

Sec

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From this reading _Sec.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Cit._ Why that way?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

ThirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

three

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

tricks

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

voices

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From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

way

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From this reading Cit._ Why that way?

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

Why

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From this reading Cit._ Why that way?

wife

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From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Third Cit._ To lose itself in a fog; where being three parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would return[2997] for conscience sake, to help to get thee a wife.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Cit._ You are never without your tricks: you may, you may.[2998] _Third Cit._ Are you all resolved to give your voices?