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Macheath in a sentence

Using Macheath

  • In the example corpus, macheath often appears in combinations such as: macheath and, and macheath, macheath is.

Context around Macheath

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pardon 1× warns 1× engineers 1× peachum 1× scene 1× married 1× destroy 1×

Often after:

escapes 1× doesn 1× polly 1× prepares 1× stefanie 1×

Sentence patterns with Macheath

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

and destroy macheath 1× arrest of macheath over the 1× betrayal of macheath which mrs 1× brown is macheath s old 1× connections to macheath which they 1× do and macheath is dragged 1× has married macheath by singing 1× hollander as macheath and sharon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the next 2× act 2 polly 1× act 3 jenny 1× after polly leaves 1× dreigroschenfinale third threepenny 1× his attempts are 1×

Common sentence endings:

and destroy macheath 1× are being assembled 1× away to jail 1× barbarasong barbara song 1× have him arrested 1× macheath s escape 1×

Words around Macheath

Just before it in the word index:

mache 14 machaya 6 machava 3 machaut 3 macharia 15 machar 50

Just after it in the word index:

macheda 2 macheka 3 macheke 3 machel 30 machell 6 machen 37

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Macheath

  • In this selection, "macheath" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pardon, warns, engineers, escapes, doesn and polly stand out and add context to how "macheath" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and destroy macheath and arrest of macheath over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "macheath" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with macheath

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

After Polly leaves, Lucy engineers Macheath's escape. (8 words)

Act 2 Polly warns Macheath that her father will try to have him arrested. (14 words)

The cast included Stefan Kurt as Macheath, Stefanie Stappenbeck as Polly and Angela Winkler as Jenny. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The gang becomes nervous when the Chief of Police, Tiger Brown, arrives, but it's all part of the act; Brown had served with Mack in England's colonial wars and had intervened on numerous occasions to prevent the arrest of Macheath over the years. (45 words)

They sing the "Zuhälterballade" ("Pimp's Ballad") about their days together, but Macheath doesn't know Mrs Peachum has bribed Jenny to turn him in. Despite Brown's apologies, there's nothing he can do, and Macheath is dragged away to jail. (42 words)

Macheath escapes this fate via a deus ex machina moments before the execution when, in an unrestrained parody of a happy ending, a messenger from the Queen arrives to pardon Macheath and grant him the title of Baron. (38 words)

Example sentences (15)

Macheath escapes this fate via a deus ex machina moments before the execution when, in an unrestrained parody of a happy ending, a messenger from the Queen arrives to pardon Macheath and grant him the title of Baron.

They sing the "Zuhälterballade" ("Pimp's Ballad") about their days together, but Macheath doesn't know Mrs Peachum has bribed Jenny to turn him in. Despite Brown's apologies, there's nothing he can do, and Macheath is dragged away to jail.

Act 2 Polly warns Macheath that her father will try to have him arrested.

Act 3 Jenny comes to the Peachums' shop to demand her money for the betrayal of Macheath, which Mrs Peachum refuses to pay.

After Polly leaves, Lucy engineers Macheath's escape.

Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) Recordings Recordings are in German, unless otherwise specified.

His attempts are hindered by the fact that the Chief of Police, Tiger Brown, is Macheath's old army comrade.

In the next scene, Macheath is back in jail and desperately trying to raise a sufficient bribe to get out again, even as the gallows are being assembled.

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In the next scene, Polly returns home and defiantly announces that she has married Macheath by singing the "Barbarasong" ("Barbara Song").

She stands fast against her parents' anger, but she inadvertently reveals Brown's connections to Macheath which they subsequently use to their advantage.

Soon it becomes clear that neither Polly nor the gang members can, or are willing to, raise any money, and Macheath prepares to die.

The cast included Stefan Kurt as Macheath, Stefanie Stappenbeck as Polly and Angela Winkler as Jenny.

The gang becomes nervous when the Chief of Police, Tiger Brown, arrives, but it's all part of the act; Brown had served with Mack in England's colonial wars and had intervened on numerous occasions to prevent the arrest of Macheath over the years.

This does not suit Peachum at all, and he becomes determined to thwart this relationship and destroy Macheath.

This version was recorded onto CD with Tom Hollander as Macheath and Sharon Small as Polly.

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Common combinations with macheath

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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