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From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
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From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
a period of 100 years
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
defineverbUS /dɪˈfaɪn/
determine the essential quality of
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
Drayton
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From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
ElizabethannounUS /ˌelɪzəˈbiːθən/
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
immediately past
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
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 Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
the force of workers available
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
and nothing more
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
by chance
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
an educational institution
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
SEVENTEENTHadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
term of address for a man
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
SpensernounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Milton, for instance, and Sir Thomas Browne are both of them too big, and in their genius too far separated from their fellows to give us much clue to altered conditions.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading It is not perhaps easy to define nor is it visible in the greater writers of the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The seventeenth century, not in England only but in Europe, brought a new way of thinking with it, and gave a new direction to human interest and to human affairs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Spenser was dead before 1600, Sir Philip Sidney a dozen years earlier, and though Shakespeare and Drayton and many other men whom we class roughly as Elizabethan lived on to work under James, their temper and their ideals belong to the earlier day.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
a late time of life
From this reading THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1) With the seventeenth century the great school of imaginative writers that made glorious the last years of Elizabeth's reign, had passed away.
