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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved. Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end of this book. The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT. By FRANCIS A. SMITH, of Counsel.
Chapter 1 of The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.”
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading “The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.”
on a list
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someone whose occupation is printing
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something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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liable to or capable of change
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or near a particular place or position
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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of short duration or distance
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By FRANCIS A. SMITH, of Counsel.
made or become different in nature or form
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a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading By FRANCIS A. SMITH, of Counsel.
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
either extremity of something that has length
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plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
on a list
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end of this book.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end of this book.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end of this book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end of this book.
liable to or capable of change
From this reading Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Knickerbocker Press New York FRANCIS A. SMITH THE CRITICS _versus_ SHAKSPERE A BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT.
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