adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
BaconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
hesitatinglyadverb
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
Lockton
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From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
modestlyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdəstli/
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
playwrightnounUS /ˈpleɪraɪt/
someone who writes plays
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
Shakespeare'snounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːrz/
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
Silvester
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
theorynounUS /ˈθɪri/
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Nobody took any notice of this remark.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If Bacon was really the playwright,” said Lockton, “the problem is a very different one.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Perhaps,” said the stranger, hesitatingly and modestly, “he had made enough money by writing plays to retire on his earnings and live in the country.”
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “If Bacon had written Shakespeare’s plays,” said Silvester, “they wouldn’t have been so bad.”
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “There seems to me to be only one argument,” said Professor Morgan, “in favour of the Bacon theory, and that is that the range of mind displayed in Shakespeare’s plays is so great that it would have been child’s play for the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays to have written the works of Bacon.”
