Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading 1564-1616.

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From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

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From this reading 1564-1616.

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From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

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

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

how long something has existed

From this reading THE AGE OF SHAKSPERE.

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From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

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

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

a youthful male person

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

being one more than seven

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

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

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

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

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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 Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE AGE OF SHAKSPERE.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

an amount of time

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

plural of “phase” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

literature in metrical form

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

an educational institution

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading THE AGE OF SHAKSPERE.

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From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

possessive form of “spenser” — English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

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

From this reading THE AGE OF SHAKSPERE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

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

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

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

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

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

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

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

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

which person or people

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The great age of English poetry opened with the publication of Spenser's _Shepheard's Calendar_, in 1579, and closed with the printing of Milton's _Samson Agonistes_, in 1671.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within this period of little less than a century English thought passed through many changes, and there were several successive phases of style in our imaginative literature.

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.

a late time of life

From this reading Milton, who acknowledged Spenser as his master, and who was a boy of eight years at Shakspere's death, lived long enough to witness the establishment of an entirely new school of poets, in the persons of Dryden and his contemporaries.