Chapter 15 of A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
{210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p. 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897. {210c} Bandello's _Novelle_, ii. 36. {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
Chapter 15 of A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading “{210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading “{211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.”
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading “18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “{211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.”
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From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
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From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
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From this reading 36.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
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From this reading {210c} Bandello's _Novelle_, ii.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading {210c} Bandello's _Novelle_, ii.
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading {210c} Bandello's _Novelle_, ii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
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From this reading {210c} Bandello's _Novelle_, ii.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
participate in games or sport
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading {211a} First published in 1579; 2nd edit.
recurring again and again
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
Identical; not different.
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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From this reading {210b} _Diary_, Camden Soc. p.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 18; the Elizabethan Stage Society repeated the play on the same stage on February 10, 11 and 12, 1897.
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