Chapter 36 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff. _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj. ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq. _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff. _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
Chapter 36 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “_You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
an old word for “no”
From this reading “_Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.”
appeal or request earnestly
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “_You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).”
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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
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From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.
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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
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From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
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From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
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From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
express in words
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
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From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Feare not me, if than canst pleade_ Qq. [fcg053] _can...thee_] _must say nay to them_ Johnson conj.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _we_ Ff. [fcg055] _Go, go...knocks_] Ff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ¶ _myself,_] _my selfe?_ Q1. [fcg054] _we’ll_] _weele_ Qq.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _You shal see what I can do, get you up to the leads._ Qq (_get up_ Q8).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [fcg052] _I go; and if you plead_] Ff.
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