1593
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From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
1599
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From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
Amazonian
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From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
Arcite
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From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
assimilateverbUS /əˈsɪməleɪt/
take up mentally
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
AtheniannounUS /əˈθiːniən/
a resident of Athens
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/
closed to traffic
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
composingnounUS /kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."
elfishadjectiveUS /ˈelfɪʃ/
usually good-naturedly mischievous
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
else
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From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
goblinsnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪnz/
plural of “goblin” — (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
Hippolyta
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From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
jealousiesnounUS /ˈdʒeləsiz/
plural of “jealousy” — a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
MadmennounUS /ˈmædmən/
plural of “madman” — an insane person
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
MIDSUMMERnounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
NIGHT'SnounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
owlsnounUS /aʊlz/
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
Palamon
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From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading WINDSOR PARK.
participate in games or sport
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
Plutarchnoun
Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
Shaksperenoun
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
spites
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From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
spritesnoun
atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
not in physical motion
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
TheseusnounUS /ˈθiːziːəs/
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
in or at the place that
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
William
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From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
WINDSORnounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading WINDSOR PARK.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _"This is the fairy land; O spite of spites We talk with goblins, owls, and elfish sprites._ * * * * * _'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as Madmen tongue and brain!"_ * * * * * _"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it."_
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The story of Palamon and Arcite by Chaucer, and the love of Athenian Theseus for the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta, as told by Plutarch, gave William his first idea of composing a play where the acts of fairies and human beings would assimilate in their loves and jealousies.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Shakspere had blocked out the play of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in the year 1593, and completed it in the summer of 1599.
