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35
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
3731
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
3732
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
3733
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
3734
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
3735
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
40
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
blow
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
breath
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
city
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
daughters
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
decayed
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
defender
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
dined
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From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
dinner
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From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
dotant
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
easy
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
enemy
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
fire
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
front
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
gates
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
general
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
given
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
groans
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
hate
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
ignorance
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
intended
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
intercession
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
Men
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From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
old
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
out
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
palms
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
palsied
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
popular
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
pushed
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
ready
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
revenges
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
Roman
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From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
Rome
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
seem
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
Sen
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From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
shield
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
speak
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From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
Then
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From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 35 _Men._ I am, as thy general is.[3731] _First Sen._ Then you should hate Rome, as he does.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
very
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
virginal
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
weak
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From this reading Can you think to blow out the intended fire your city is ready to flame in, with such weak breath as this?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
women
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From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Men._ Has he dined, canst thou tell? for I would not speak with him till after dinner.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _First Sen._ You are a Roman, are you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you, when you have pushed out your gates the very defender[3732] of them, and, in a violent popular ignorance, given your enemy your shield, think to front his revenges with the easy[3733] 40 groans of old women, the virginal palms of your daughters,[3734] or with the palsied intercession of such a decayed dotant as[3735] you seem to be?
