Chapter VI
IN THE PRISON. The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try. --MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile. --MACBETH.
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Chapter VI
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IN
THE
PRISON.
The
jury
passing
on
the
prisoner's
life,
May
in
the
sworn
twelve
have
a
thief
or
two
Guiltier
than
him
they
try.
--MEASURE
FOR
MEASURE.
Such
welcome
and
unwelcome
things
at
once
'Tis
hard
to
reconcile.
--MACBETH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
IN
THE
PRISON.
Line 2
The
jury
passing
on
the
prisoner's
life,
May
in
the
sworn
twelve
have
a
thief
or
two
Guiltier
than
him
they
try.
Line 3
--MEASURE
FOR
MEASURE.
Line 4
Such
welcome
and
unwelcome
things
at
once
'Tis
hard
to
reconcile.
Line 5
--MACBETH.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
Guiltier
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
hard
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PRISON.
jury
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
MACBETH
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From this reading --MACBETH.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
MEASURE
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From this reading --MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
once
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
passing
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
PRISON
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From this reading IN THE PRISON.
prisoner's
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
reconcile
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
sworn
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PRISON.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
thief
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
things
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
Tis
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
try
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
twelve
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
two
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From this reading The jury passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
unwelcome
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.
welcome
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From this reading Such welcome and unwelcome things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile.