Chapter II
SECOND FISHERMAN. But crave! Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping. PERICLES. Why, are your beggars whipped, then?
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Chapter II
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SECOND
FISHERMAN.
But
crave!
Then
I’ll
turn
craver
too,
and
so
I
shall
’scape
whipping.
PERICLES.
Why,
are
your
beggars
whipped,
then?
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SECOND
FISHERMAN.
Line 2
But
crave!
Line 3
Then
I’ll
turn
craver
too,
and
so
I
shall
’scape
whipping.
Line 4
PERICLES.
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Why,
are
your
beggars
whipped,
then?
Learner Dictionary
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SECOND
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SECOND FISHERMAN.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.”
Whipped
noun
US /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why, are your beggars whipped, then?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, are your beggars whipped, then?
beggars
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But crave!
crave
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From this reading But crave!
craver
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FISHERMAN
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From this reading SECOND FISHERMAN.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.
I'll
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PERICLES
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From this reading PERICLES.
scape
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SECOND
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From this reading SECOND FISHERMAN.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.
Then
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too
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turn
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From this reading Then I’ll turn craver too, and so I shall ’scape whipping.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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whipping
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Why
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, are your beggars whipped, then?