Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

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

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

past form of “collaborate” — work together on a common enterprise of project

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a man whose wife committed adultery

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

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

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a male relative

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a room where books are kept

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a recognition of meritorious service

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a midwestern state

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

plural of “nile” — the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

and nothing more

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

by chance

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

a university town in central New Jersey

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

possessive form of “tate” — United States poet and critic (1899-1979)

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

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

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

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

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

up to a particular time

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

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

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading EMMETT L. AVERY, _State College of Washington_ BENJAMIN BOYCE, _Duke University_ LOUIS BREDVOLD, _University of Michigan_ JAMES L. CLIFFORD, _Columbia University_ ARTHUR FRIEDMAN, _University of Chicago_ EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_ LOUIS A. LANDA, _Princeton University_ SAMUEL H. MONK, _University of Minnesota_ ERNEST MOSSNER, _University of Texas_ JAMES SUTHERLAND, _University College, London_ H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_

English playwright (1580-1625)

From this reading EDNA C. DAVIS, _Clark Memorial Library_ _The City Bride_, by Joseph Harris, is of special interest as the only adaptation from the canon of John Webster to have come upon the stage in the Restoration.

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

From this reading _The City Bride_ is taken from _A Cure for a Cuckold_, in which William Rowley and perhaps Thomas Heywood collaborated with Webster.

a Caucasian

From this reading Nahum Tate's _Injur'd Love: or, The Cruel Husband_ is an adaptation of _The White Devil_, but it was never acted and was not printed until 1707.

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

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_

in the company of; together with

From this reading With an Introduction by Vinton A. Dearing Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California H. RICHARD ARCHER, _Clark Memorial Library_ RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_ ROBERT S. KINSMAN, _University of California, Los Angeles_ JOHN LOFTIS, _University of California, Los Angeles_ W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_