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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night

Chapter IV

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Clo.
Sir Toby there you lye Mal.
This is much credit to you To.
Shall I bid him go Clo.
What and if you do?
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Twelfth Night

Chapter IV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Clo.
Line 2
Sir Toby there you lye Mal.
Line 3
This is much credit to you To.
Line 4
Shall I bid him go Clo.
Line 5
What and if you do?
/wʌt ənd ɪf juː duː/

Learner Dictionary

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Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “Shall I bid him go Clo.”

All words in this reading · 21

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading What and if you do?

bid

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From this reading Shall I bid him go Clo.

Clo

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From this reading Clo.

credit

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From this reading This is much credit to you To.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What and if you do?

go

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From this reading Shall I bid him go Clo.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Shall I bid him go Clo.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shall I bid him go Clo.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading What and if you do?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is much credit to you To.

lye

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From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.

Mal

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From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.

much

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From this reading This is much credit to you To.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading Shall I bid him go Clo.

Sir

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From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.

there

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From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is much credit to you To.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This is much credit to you To.

Toby

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From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What and if you do?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sir Toby there you lye Mal.