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Measure for Measure — The Works of William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure — The Works of William Shakespeare

Chapter VI

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ACT V.
SCENE I.
_The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.
Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!
Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.
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Measure for Measure — The Works of William Shakespeare

Chapter VI

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ACT V.
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SCENE I.
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_The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.
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Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!
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Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Faithful noun US /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!”

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ACT

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From this reading ACT V.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

ANGELO

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

CITIZENS

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

city-gate

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

cousin

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

doors

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

DUKE

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

Enter

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

ESCALUS

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

fairly

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

FRIAR

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

friend

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From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

glad

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From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SCENE I.

ISABELLA

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

LORDS

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

LUCIO

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

MARIANA

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

met

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

OFFICERS

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

old

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From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

PETER

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

PROVOST

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

SCENE

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From this reading SCENE I.

see

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From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

several

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

stand

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

V

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From this reading ACT V.

VARRIUS

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

veiled

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From this reading _The city-gate._ _MARIANA veiled, ISABELLA, and FRIAR PETER, at their stand.

very

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From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Enter DUKE, VARRIUS, LORDS, ANGELO, ESCALUS, LUCIO, PROVOST, OFFICERS, and CITIZENS, at several doors._ _Duke._ My very worthy cousin, fairly met!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Our old and faithful friend, we are glad to see you.