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1599
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
1602
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
1623
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
account
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
any
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
British
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From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
Cymbeline
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From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
death
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
down
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
England
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
English
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
epilogue
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Falstaff's
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
form
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
imaginations
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
iv
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
laid
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
Lear
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From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Merry
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
more
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
mutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/
badly damaged or missing part of the body
From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
Notti
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
Nym
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
pen
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Pistol
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
play
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From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
Plot
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
Published
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
sacred
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
scenes
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From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
Shakespeare's
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From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
sons
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Source
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
Straparola's
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
tale
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From this reading _Source of the Plot._ A tale in Straparola's _Notti_ (iv.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scenes between Nym and Pistol, and the account of Falstaff's death, are the last of the great English scenes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This (or the next) was Shakespeare's last English play, for Lear and Cymbeline are British, not English.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Windsor
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
Wives
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
writer
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
writing
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From this reading When he laid down his pen after writing the epilogue to this play he had done more than any English writer to make England sacred in the imaginations of her sons.
Written
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From this reading _The Merry Wives of Windsor._ _Written._ 1599 (?) _Published_, in a mutilated form, 1602; in a complete form, 1623.
