Chapter VII
MARLOWE. Shall you tell her why you go? SHAKESPEARE. Mary? God forbid!
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts
Chapter VII
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MARLOWE.
Shall
you
tell
her
why
you
go?
SHAKESPEARE.
Mary?
God
forbid!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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MARLOWE.
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Shall
you
tell
her
why
you
go?
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SHAKESPEARE.
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Mary?
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God
forbid!
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 you tell her why you go?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall you tell her why you go?”
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forbid
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go
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God
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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MARLOWE
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Mary
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SHAKESPEARE
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Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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why
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall you tell her why you go?