Chapter VIII
_Gra_. O learned judge! Mark, Jew; a learned judge! _Shy_. I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V
Chapter VIII
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_Gra_.
O
learned
judge!
Mark,
Jew;
a
learned
judge!
_Shy_.
I
take
this
offer,
then;
pay
the
bond
thrice,
And
let
the
Christian
go.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
_Gra_.
Line 2
O
learned
judge!
Line 3
Mark,
Jew;
a
learned
judge!
Line 4
_Shy_.
Line 5
I
take
this
offer,
then;
pay
the
bond
thrice,
And
let
the
Christian
go.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
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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 Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
bond
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Christian
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
go
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Gra
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From this reading _Gra_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Jew
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From this reading Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
judge
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From this reading O learned judge!
learned
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From this reading O learned judge!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Mark
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From this reading Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
O
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From this reading O learned judge!
offer
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
pay
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Shy
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From this reading _Shy_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
then
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
thrice
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From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.