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

Chapter II

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[Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]
[Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.
St. Matthew, v.
30.]
[Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]
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Shakespeare's Play of the Merchant of Venice

Chapter II

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]
Line 2
[Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.
Line 3
St. Matthew, v.
Line 4
30.]
Line 5
[Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

Learner Dictionary

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

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “[Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]”

All words in this reading · 40

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22

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From this reading [Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]

23

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

24

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

30

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From this reading 30.]

8th

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

abroad

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From this reading [Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]

c

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

catch

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

conjured

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

devil

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

Dr

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

eat

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

expression

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

Footnote

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From this reading [Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

habitation

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

hip

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

Johnson

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

Matthew

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From this reading St. Matthew, v.

Nazarite

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

once

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

practice

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

prophet

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

says

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

Scattered

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From this reading [Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]

See

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From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

squander'd

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From this reading [Footnote 22: _--squander'd abroad_.; Scattered.]

St

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From this reading St. Matthew, v.

taken

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

v

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From this reading St. Matthew, v.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.

wrestling

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From this reading [Footnote 24: _catch him once upon the hip_,; Dr. Johnson says the expression is taken from the practice of wrestling.]

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Footnote 23: _to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into!_; See 8th. c.