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Context around Bassanio

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kill 1× refuses 1× hand 1×

Often after:

turns 1× cannot 1× gives 1× warns 1× ngarimu 1× leaves 1×

Sentence patterns with Bassanio

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also because bassanio cannot requite 1× at hand bassanio leaves for 1× bassanio does not 1× bassanio warns his 1× bond if bassanio can find 1× gilbert as bassanio ngarimu daniels 1× lender so bassanio turns to 1× loss of bassanio in marriage 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

antonio agrees but 1× antonio has taken 1× antonio parts with 1× bassanio does not 1× bassanio warns his 1× in the merchant 1×

Common sentence endings:

belmont and portia 1× feels for him 1× loan s guarantor 1× met him before 1× morgan as jessica 1× of the loan 1×

Words around Bassanio

Just before it in the word index:

bassani 3 bassanese 2 bassambiri 2 bassam 21 bassaleg 2 bassal 4

Just after it in the word index:

bassano 7 bassas 2 bassat 2 basse 17 bassegoda 2 bassel 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Bassanio

  • In this selection, "bassanio" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kill, refuses, hand, turns, cannot and gives stand out and add context to how "bassanio" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also because bassanio cannot requite and at hand bassanio leaves for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bassanio" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bassanio

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The last suitor is Bassanio, whom Portia wishes to succeed, having met him before. (14 words)

Shylock refuses Bassanio's offer of 6,000 ducats, twice the amount of the loan. (15 words)

Bassanio warns his companion to exercise self-control, and the two leave for Belmont and Portia. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan's guarantor. (44 words)

Antonio parts with his gloves without a second thought, but Bassanio gives the ring only after much persuasion from Antonio, as earlier in the play he promised his wife never to lose, sell or give it. (36 words)

Antonio has taken this potentially fatal turn because he despairs, not only over the loss of Bassanio in marriage, but also because Bassanio cannot requite what Antonio feels for him. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan's guarantor.

Antonio has taken this potentially fatal turn because he despairs, not only over the loss of Bassanio in marriage, but also because Bassanio cannot requite what Antonio feels for him.

In the Merchant of Venice, Shylock had the power to kill Bassanio, if he received his pound of flesh.

Antonio parts with his gloves without a second thought, but Bassanio gives the ring only after much persuasion from Antonio, as earlier in the play he promised his wife never to lose, sell or give it.

Bassanio does not recognise his disguised wife, but offers to give a present to the supposed lawyer.

Bassanio warns his companion to exercise self-control, and the two leave for Belmont and Portia.

Shylock refuses Bassanio's offer of 6,000 ducats, twice the amount of the loan.

The cast included Waihoroi Shortland as Shylock, Scott Morrison as Antonio, Te Rangihau Gilbert as Bassanio, Ngarimu Daniels as Portia, Reikura Morgan as Jessica.

The last suitor is Bassanio, whom Portia wishes to succeed, having met him before.

With money at hand, Bassanio leaves for Belmont with his friend Gratiano, who has asked to accompany him.

Frequently asked questions

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An example: "Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan's guarantor." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bassanio" from authentic English texts.
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