Chapter III

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

(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 He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

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From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

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From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

be of different opinions

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

someone who writes plays

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

highest in quality

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

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

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

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From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

immediately past

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

by chance

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

comparative of “plain” — clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

participate in games or sport

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

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

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

with a possibility of becoming actual

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

a storehouse where a stock of things is kept

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

express in words

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

express in speech

From this reading He was the most potentially dramatic of all the modern poets: although his centrifugality led him out, so to speak, of his perspective, and shifted his dioramic outlook from the psychologic-human to the devisualized-ideal.

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

in a tentative manner

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

in the direction of

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

not made explicit

From this reading Walt Whitman had probably the greatest unexpressed dramatic gift of the century.

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From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

at the time that

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

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

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

which person or people

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.

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

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

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From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading This is how the “literary” critic would deal with “Hamlet” were “Hamlet” a new play:-- _A Non-Conductor_ Last week I had a good deal to say about the possible effect of woman’s suffrage on art, and this led me to disagree, as the French say, on the attitude of Aristophanes towards the woman question.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The fault I have to find with Mr. Shakespeare’s play which was produced tentatively at the Repertory Theatre in Wolverhampton last Tuesday, will be plainer when I have first explained the reason why Walt Whitman never wrote a play.

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, Whitman was perhaps the greatest dramatist who never wrote a play: with the possible exception of Browning, who wrote plays which were in reality unbegun novels.