1865
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From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
1870
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From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
1900
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From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
accountedverbUS /əˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
actornounUS /ˈæktər/
a theatrical performer
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
basicadjectiveUS /ˈbeɪsɪk/
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
cannot
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From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
CONTEMPORARYadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
datesnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
DRAMAnounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
one or the other of two
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
English-speakingadjective
able to communicate in English
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
divisible by two
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
four-hundred-odd
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From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
historiansnounUS /hɪˈstɔːriənz/
plural of “historian” — a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
ignoredadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrd/
disregarded
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
includesverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdz/
third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
make reference to
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
not one, and not any
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
held or filled or in use
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
and nothing more
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
Pattee's
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From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
an amount of time
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
play-writing
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From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
playwrightnounUS /ˈpleɪraɪt/
someone who writes plays
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
producernounUS /prəˈduːsər/
someone who manufactures something
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
Quinn's
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From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
RepresentativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
RichardsonnounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdsən/
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
substantialadjectiveUS /səbˈstænʃəl/
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
textbooksnounUS /ˈtekstbʊks/
plural of “textbook” — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This silence cannot, of course, be accounted for by any conspiracy among the historians; it must be acknowledged that in itself the period had almost no dramatic significance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONTEMPORARY DRAMA From 1865 to 1900 the American drama occupied a place of so little artistic importance in American life that the literary historians have ignored it.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Quinn's collection of twenty-five "Representative American Plays" includes only three produced between these dates.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
Wendell
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From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There is no word about it in the substantial volumes by Richardson and Wendell, none in the ordinary run of textbooks, not a mention of playwright, producer, actor, or stage even in the four-hundred-odd pages of Pattee's "American Literature since 1870."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The basic reason for this is that literary conditions did not induce or encourage play-writing in the English-speaking world on either side of the Atlantic.
