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Chapter III
ACT III. SCENE I. _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo? _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die. _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “_A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?”
one or the other of two
From this reading “_Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.”
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From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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From this reading ACT III.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
one or the other of two
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading ACT III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
not any; not one
From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading SCENE I.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
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From this reading _Duke._ Be absolute for death; either death or life 5 Shall thereby be the sweeter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Claud._ The miserable have no other medicine But only hope: I've hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A room in the prison._ _Enter DUKE disguised as before, CLAUDIO, and PROVOST._ _Duke._ So, then, you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?
