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—-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius? MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other. CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror. “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended. “What order is this among ye?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““What order is this among ye?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What order is this among ye?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
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From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARCIUS.—As with a man busied about decrees, Condemning some to death and some to exile, Ransoming him or pitying, threatening the other.
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From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
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From this reading CORIOLANUS The captive Abbot’s features and manners exhibited a whimsical mixture of offended pride, and deranged foppery and bodily terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, how now, my masters?” said he, with a voice in which all three emotions were blended.
in the company of; together with
From this reading —-Flower of warriors, How is’t with Titus Lartius?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “What order is this among ye?
