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A Bold Stroke for a Husband
A Bold Stroke for a Husband

Chapter I

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CLAYTON'S EDITION.
BY MRS.
COWLEY.
PARK THEATRE, NEW-YORK.
PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.
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A Bold Stroke for a Husband

Chapter I

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CLAYTON'S EDITION.
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BY MRS.
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COWLEY.
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PARK THEATRE, NEW-YORK.
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PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

PRINTED noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.”

All words in this reading · 17

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AUTHORITY

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From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

BOOK

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From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY MRS.

CLAYTON'S

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From this reading CLAYTON'S EDITION.

COWLEY

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From this reading COWLEY.

EDITION

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From this reading CLAYTON'S EDITION.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

MANAGERS

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From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

MRS

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From this reading BY MRS.

NEW-YORK

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From this reading PARK THEATRE, NEW-YORK.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

PARK

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From this reading PARK THEATRE, NEW-YORK.

PRINTEDnounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

PROMPT

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From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

THEATRE

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From this reading PARK THEATRE, NEW-YORK.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS, FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.