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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
ac
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action
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
aim
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
amusement
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
any
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
aspects
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
author
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
beings
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
best
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
ccx
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certain
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
character
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
countrymen
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coventry
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David
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definite
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
differ
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
Drama
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drawn
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
earnest
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
email
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engaged
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
exhibit
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
experience
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
expresses
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
feel
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
feels
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
forced
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
freely
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
generally
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grave
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
heart
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
human
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
idlers
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
inculcation
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
language
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
learnt
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
lies
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
Masters
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
maxim
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
men
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
mirthful
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
moral
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From this reading A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
nature
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
out
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
outward
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
play
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possibly
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
presents
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
Price
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
reader
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From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
requirements
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
some
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
spectacle
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
spokesmen
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
struggle
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
struggling
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
study
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
sympathy
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From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
Transcribed
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uk
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It must be drawn out of them by the heart and experience of the reader, not forced upon him by the author.
utter
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He has learnt from our Great Masters that it should exhibit human beings engaged in some earnest struggle, certain outward aspects of which may possibly be a spectacle for the amusement of idlers, but which in itself is for the study and the sympathy of those who are struggling themselves.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
women
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From this reading The men and women whom he presents are not to be his spokesmen; they are to utter themselves freely in such language, grave or mirthful, as best expresses what they feel and what they are.
writer
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk The writer of this play does not differ with his countrymen generally, as to the nature and requirements of a Drama.
