Chapter XII
CLAUDIUS. Nor I, my lord. 305 BRUTUS. Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow. VARRO.
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Chapter XII
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CLAUDIUS.
Nor
I,
my
lord.
305
BRUTUS.
Go
and
commend
me
to
my
brother
Cassius;
Bid
him
set
on
his
powers
betimes
before,
307
And
we
will
follow.
VARRO.
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Line 1
CLAUDIUS.
Line 2
Nor
I,
my
lord.
Line 3
305
BRUTUS.
Line 4
Go
and
commend
me
to
my
brother
Cassius;
Bid
him
set
on
his
powers
betimes
before,
307
And
we
will
follow.
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VARRO.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
Powers
noun
US /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.”
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305
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From this reading 305 BRUTUS.
307
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
betimes
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
Bid
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
brother
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
BRUTUS
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From this reading 305 BRUTUS.
Cassius
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
CLAUDIUS
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From this reading CLAUDIUS.
commend
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
follow
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
Go
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
lord
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From this reading Nor I, my lord.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor I, my lord.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
set
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From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
VARRO
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From this reading VARRO.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go and commend me to my brother Cassius; Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 307 And we will follow.