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Alarum, as in Battaile. Enter Martius and Auffidius at Alarum, as in battle. Enter Martius and Aufidius at Cor I.viii.1.1
seueral doores.several doorsseveral (adj.)

old form: seueral
separate, different, distinct
Cor I.viii.1.2
Mar. MARTIUS 
Ile fight with none but thee, for I do hate theeI'll fight with none but thee, for I do hate thee Cor I.viii.1
Worse then a Promise-breaker.Worse than a promise-breaker. Cor I.viii.2.1
Auffid. AUFIDIUS 
We hate alike:We hate alike. Cor I.viii.2.2
Not Affricke ownes a Serpent I abhorreNot Afric owns a serpent I abhorAfric (n.)

old form: Affricke
Africa, often thought of as a desert place
Cor I.viii.3
More then thy Fame and Enuy: Fix thy foot.More than thy fame and envy. Fix thy foot.envy (n.)

old form: Enuy
admiration, desire [to be like], jealousy
Cor I.viii.4
fix (v.)
make firm, secure
Mar. MARTIUS 
Let the first Budger dye the others Slaue,Let the first budger die the other's slave,budger (n.)
flincher, shrinker, mover away
Cor I.viii.5
And the Gods doome him after.And the gods doom him after.doom (v.)

old form: doome
condemn, pronounce judgement against
Cor I.viii.6.1
Auf. AUFIDIUS 
If I flye Martius,If I fly, Martius, Cor I.viii.6.2
hollow me like a Hare.Holloa me like a hare.hallow, holloa, hollow (v.)
follow with shouts, call after
Cor I.viii.7.1
Mar. MARTIUS 
Within these three houres TullusWithin these three hours, Tullus, Cor I.viii.7.2
Alone I fought in your Corioles walles,Alone I fought in your Corioles walls, Cor I.viii.8
And made what worke I pleas'd: 'Tis not my blood,And made what work I pleased. 'Tis not my blood Cor I.viii.9
Wherein thou seest me maskt, for thy ReuengeWherein thou seest me masked. For thy revenge Cor I.viii.10
Wrench vp thy power to th' highest.Wrench up thy power to th' highest.power (n.)
force, strength, might
Cor I.viii.11.1
Auf. AUFIDIUS 
Wer't thou the Hector,Wert thou the Hector Cor I.viii.11.2
That was the whip of your bragg'd Progeny,That was the whip of your bragged progeny,progeny (n.)
ancestry, descent, parentage
Cor I.viii.12
bragged (adj.)

old form: bragg'd
bragging, boastful, vaunting
Thou should'st not scape me heere.Thou shouldst not scape me here.scape, 'scape (v.)
escape, avoid
Cor I.viii.13
Heere they fight, and certaine Volces come in the ayde of Here they fight, and certain Volsces come in the aid of Cor I.viii.14.1
Auffi. Martius fights til they be driuen in Aufidius. Martius fights till they be driven in Cor I.viii.14.2
breathles.breathless Cor I.viii.14.3
Officious and not valiant, you haue sham'd meOfficious and not valiant, you have shamed meofficious (adj.)
meddlesome, interfering, overzealous
Cor I.viii.14
In your condemned Seconds.In your condemned seconds.second (n.)
supporting action, act of assistance
Cor I.viii.15
condemned (adj.)
damned, confounded, blameworthy
Exeunt Cor I.viii.15
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