Chapter VI

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From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

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From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

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From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

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From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

having fair knowledge of

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

speak to

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

later than; following

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

(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 SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

-ing form of “base” — use as a basis for; found on

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

joint operation or action

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

emanating from God

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

well known or easily recognized

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

an occurrence of something

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

the probability of a specified outcome

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

not any; not one

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

and nothing more

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

participate in games or sport

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

in the near future

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

giving satisfaction

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _Philaster_, as I shall presently show, was, in all probability, first acted between December 7, 1609 and July 12, 1610.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We have no satisfactory proof of their cooperation in play-writing before 1606 or 1607.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

without success

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

precisely as stated

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

the activity of making visits

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

at the time that

From this reading SOME EARLY PLAYS OF BEAUMONT AND OF FLETCHER Beaumont and Fletcher may have been friends by 1603 or 1604,--in all likelihood, as early as 1605 when, as we have seen, Drayton and other "southern Shepherds" were by way of visiting the Beaumonts at Grace-Dieu.

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

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

which person or people

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

belonging to which person

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

in the company of; together with

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

the act of creating written works

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading According to Dryden,--whose statements of fact are occasionally to be taken with a grain of salt, but who, in this instance, though writing almost sixty years after the event, is basing his assertion upon first-hand authority,--"the first play that brought 'them' in esteem was their _Philaster_," but "before that they had written two or three very unsuccessfully."

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

a late time of life

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.

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

From this reading In that year Jonson's _Volpone_ was acted for the first time; and one may divine from the familiar and affectionate terms in which our two young dramatists address the author upon the publication of the play in 1607 that they had been acquainted not only with Jonson but with one another for the two years past.