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

Chapter XXXVII

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[4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.
[4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.
Qq Ff.
_would_] Qq.
_wilt_ Ff.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 6

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.
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[4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.
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Qq Ff.
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_would_] Qq.
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_wilt_ Ff.

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Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

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

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

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4383

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.

4384

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From this reading [4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.

conj

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.

Ff

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Johnson

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From this reading [4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.

Lav

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From this reading [4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.

om

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From this reading [4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.

Qq

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S

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [4384] [To Lav.] Johnson. om.

Walker

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

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

From this reading _wilt_ Ff.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading _would_] Qq.

wretched

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.

wretches

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From this reading [4383] _wretched_] _wretches'_ S. Walker conj.