56
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From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
57
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From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
59
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From this reading 59.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
Aeschylusnoun
Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
Anec
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From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
clippedadjectiveUS /klɪpt/
cut or trimmed by clipping
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
Corneillenoun
French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
discussesverbUS /dɪˈskʌsəz/
third-person singular of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
EssaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
Montagu'snounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuːz/
possessive form of “montagu” — United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [57] Johnson, it is clear, discusses here Mrs. Montagu's _Essay on Shakespeare_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
pnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
Piozzi's
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From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
praisingadjectiveUS /ˈpreɪzɪŋ/
full of or giving praise
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Corneille is to Shakespeare," replied Mr. Johnson, "as a clipped hedge is to a forest."' Piozzi's _Anec_. p.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [56] 'Somebody was praising Corneille one day in opposition to Shakespeare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She compared Shakespeare first with Corneille, and then with Aeschylus.
