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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XXXII

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_Bru._ Peace then, no words.
_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
_Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.
[_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
_Dar._ O Clitus!
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Bru._ Peace then, no words.
Line 2
_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
Line 3
_Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.
Line 4
[_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
Line 5
_Dar._ O Clitus!

Learner Dictionary

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

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “[_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “_Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.”

All words in this reading · 24

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3640

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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

Bru

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From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.

Cli

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From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.

Clitus

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From this reading _Dar._ O Clitus!

Dar

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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

Dardanius

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From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.

deed

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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

Hark

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From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

I'll

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From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.

kill

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From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.

O

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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

Peace

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From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.

rather

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From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.

then

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From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.

Whispering

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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!

words

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From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.