Chapter 26 of The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INSURRECTION'S ARGUING. 'What is granted them?' 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.' 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.' The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
Chapter 26 of The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
From this reading “INSURRECTION'S ARGUING.”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “'What is granted them?'”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “The common people themselves have some inkling of this.”
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'”
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
From this reading INSURRECTION'S ARGUING.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
an old word for “before”
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 'What is granted them?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INSURRECTION'S ARGUING.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is granted them?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'What is granted them?'
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The common people themselves have some inkling of this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
having no roof
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is granted them?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Five Tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'The rabble should have first unroofed the city, Ere so prevailed with me.'
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