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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter IX

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Cleo.
Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
Eno.
Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
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Antony and Cleopatra

Chapter IX

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Cleo.
Line 2
Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
Line 3
Eno.
Line 4
Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
Line 5
What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.”

All words in this reading · 33

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Anthony

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From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

Cleo

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From this reading Cleo.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

Eno

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From this reading Eno.

face

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

fault

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From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

fled

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

Frighted

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

Lord

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From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

onely

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From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

other

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

ranges

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

Reason

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From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

seuerall

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

Warre

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From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?