1874
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From this reading It had been wonderful in 1874.
1878
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From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been wonderful in 1874.
BirminghamnounUS /ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
rid of obstructions
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
deem to be
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
Craig
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
Fechter
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
Forbes-Robertson
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I refuse to go and see Hamlets now.
Gordon
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
Haas
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been wonderful in 1874.
HamletsnounUS /ˈhæmləts/
plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
hemispherenounUS /ˈhemɪsfɪr/
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
Irving'snounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋz/
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been wonderful in 1874.
KeannounUS /kiːn/
English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I refuse to go and see Hamlets now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
Ophelia
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From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
participate in games or sport
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I refuse to go and see Hamlets now.
Rossi
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From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
Identical; not different.
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
cut with a saw
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I refuse to go and see Hamlets now.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
a male human offspring
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I refuse to go and see Hamlets now.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to keep Henry Irving's fresh and clear in my memory until I die.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have seen many Hamlets--Fechter, Charles Kean, Rossi, Frederick Haas, Forbes-Robertson, and my own son, Gordon Craig, among them, but they were not in the same hemisphere!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
at the time that
From this reading When he engaged me to play Ophelia in 1878 he asked me to go down to Birmingham to see the play, and that night I saw what I shall always consider the _perfection_ of acting.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It had been wonderful in 1874.
