Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

how long something has existed

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

a university in England

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

in a commercial manner

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

an attendant at the court of a sovereign

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

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From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

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From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

having no employment

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

of great significance or value

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

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From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

in other respects or ways

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

on the contrary

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

being two more than seventy

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

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From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

the failure to develop some part or organ

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading Most important among the foreign embassages undertaken by Fletcher was the one to Russia.

up to a particular time

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Giles Fletcher the elder was not thought of in his own time as a poet.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

at the time that

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

in or at the place that

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The results were of great import to England, commercially and otherwise, but the book he wrote on his return was, for political reasons, suppressed.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Educated at Eton and Trinity, Cambridge, where he was made LL.D. in 1581, a member of Parliament in '85, employed in many public services at home and abroad during a career that lasted until 1611, in which year Dr. Fletcher died at the age of seventy-two, he was known as a man of action, a man for public responsibility, rather than as the retired scholar or riming courtier.

a late time of life

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It happened that the years of enforced idleness that followed the suppression of this book came in the time when the young sonneteers at London were all busy.