Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

later than; following

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

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

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

from appearances alone

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

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

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

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

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

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From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

a person of German nationality

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

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

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

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

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

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

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

immediately past

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

run easily

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

on one occasion

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

participate in games or sport

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

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

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

a person who speaks more than one language

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

the act or process of producing something

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

plural of “qualification” — an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

express in words

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

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

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

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

From this reading After listening to a somewhat extravagant speech about the duties of the critic, he said that the dramatic critic ought, apparently, to be a "polyglot archangel."

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

pertaining to the surface of a body part

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

in an unpleasant way

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The production of a play in the Russian tongue renders topical a phrase once used, not unhappily, by Mr Cecil Raleigh concerning the qualifications of the dramatic critic.

prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading Latin drama we hear at Westminster; a Greek company came to the Court but did not act.

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

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading A Chinese has been promised, and a Turkish drama threatened; Danish has been given; there are awful hopes of Gaelic and Erse; and goodness knows why we have escaped Echegaray, Lope di Vega and Calderon in the original.

a late time of life

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.

a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

From this reading During the last few years we have had plays in Russian, Japanese, Bavarian _patois_, Dutch, German, French and Italian, to say nothing of East End performances in Hebrew and Yiddish, which we neglect.