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Shakespeare's Play of the Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare's Play of the Merchant of Venice

Chapter I

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Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
AS FIRST PERFORMED, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1858.
DUKE OF VENICE, ...........................
Mr. H. MELLON.
PRINCE OF MOROCCO, } {Mr. ROLLESTON.
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Shakespeare's Play of the Merchant of Venice

Chapter I

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
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AS FIRST PERFORMED, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1858.
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DUKE OF VENICE, ...........................
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Mr. H. MELLON.
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PRINCE OF MOROCCO, } {Mr. ROLLESTON.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.”

All words in this reading · 38

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12

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From this reading AS FIRST PERFORMED, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1858.

12th

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

1858

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Arranged

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Charles

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

DRAMATIS

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

DUKE

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From this reading DUKE OF VENICE, ...........................

Explanatory

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

F

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

H

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From this reading Mr. H. MELLON.

Historical

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

June

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Kean

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

MELLON

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From this reading Mr. H. MELLON.

MOROCCO

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From this reading PRINCE OF MOROCCO, } {Mr. ROLLESTON.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. H. MELLON.

Notes

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DUKE OF VENICE, ...........................

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Performed

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

PERSONAE

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

PRINCE

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From this reading PRINCE OF MOROCCO, } {Mr. ROLLESTON.

Princess's

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Representation

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

ROLLESTON

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From this reading PRINCE OF MOROCCO, } {Mr. ROLLESTON.

S

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Saturday

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Theatre

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From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

VENICE

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From this reading DUKE OF VENICE, ...........................

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, With Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A., As First Performed on Saturday, June 12th, 1858 DRAMATIS PERSONAE.