1863
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23041
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Preface (e-text 23041) and the other plays from this volume are each available as separate e-texts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading General Notes are in their original location at the end of the play.
availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
dialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
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e-text
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e-texts
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading General Notes are in their original location at the end of the play.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Notes are in their original location at the end of the play.
groupedadjectiveUS /ɡruːpt/
arranged into groups
From this reading Text-critical notes are grouped at the end of each Scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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locationnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
nine-volume
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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participate in games or sport
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playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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the place where some action occurs
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act as a barrier between; stand between
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ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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Text-critical
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textsnounUS /teksts/
plural of “text” — the words of something written
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading General Notes are in their original location at the end of the play.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading These texts of _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ are from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare.
