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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter XXXVII

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_Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.
[_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.
_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.
_Cas._ Prithee, come; will you?
_Iago._ Go to; say no more.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter XXXVII

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_Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.
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[_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.
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_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.
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_Cas._ Prithee, come; will you?
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_Iago._ Go to; say no more.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “[_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “_Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “_Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.”

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155

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

160

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

6287

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

6314

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

6319

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

6320

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

6321

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

6322

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

6323

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading [_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Bian

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Bianca

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Cas

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

chance

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

else

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

Exit

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From this reading [_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.

fain

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

Faith

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Go

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From this reading _Iago._ Go to; say no more.

handkerchief

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

heaven

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.

How

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

Iago

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From this reading [_Exit._ _Iago._ After her, after her.

intend

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

more

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From this reading _Iago._ Go to; say no more.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Iago._ Go to; say no more.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

now

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Oth

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

prepared

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

Prithee

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From this reading _Cas._ Prithee, come; will you?

rail

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

say

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From this reading _Iago._ Go to; say no more.

see

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

she'll

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

speak

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

street

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

sup

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

supper

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

sweet

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

there

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

to-night

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

very

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

Well

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From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading _Cas._ Faith, I must; she'll rail i' the street else.[6321] _Iago._ Will you sup there?[6322] _Cas._ Faith, I intend so.[6323] 160 _Iago._ Well, I may chance to see you; for I would very fain speak with you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

you'll

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From this reading _Cas._ How now, my sweet Bianca! how now! how now![6319] _Oth._ By heaven, that should be my handkerchief![6287][6314] _Bian._ An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an[6320] 155 you will not, come when you are next prepared for.