Chapter VII
ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_. _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_. _Doors_ R.C. _and_ L.C. [GERALD ARBUTHNOT _writing at table_.]
A Woman of No Importance
Chapter VII
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ACT
DROP
FOURTH
ACT
SCENE
_Sitting-room
at
Mrs.
Arbuthnot’s_.
_Large
open
French
window
at
back_,
_looking
on
to
garden_.
_Doors_
R.C.
_and_
L.C.
[GERALD
ARBUTHNOT
_writing
at
table_.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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ACT
DROP
FOURTH
ACT
SCENE
_Sitting-room
at
Mrs.
Arbuthnot’s_.
Line 2
_Large
open
French
window
at
back_,
_looking
on
to
garden_.
Line 3
_Doors_
R.C.
Line 4
_and_
L.C.
Line 5
[GERALD
ARBUTHNOT
_writing
at
table_.]
Learner Dictionary
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FOURTH
noun
US /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “_Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.”
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ACT
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From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _and_ L.C.
ARBUTHNOT
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From this reading [GERALD ARBUTHNOT _writing at table_.]
Arbuthnot's
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From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
back
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
C
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From this reading _Doors_ R.C.
Doors
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From this reading _Doors_ R.C.
DROP
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FOURTHnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
French
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
garden
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
GERALD
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From this reading [GERALD ARBUTHNOT _writing at table_.]
L
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From this reading _and_ L.C.
Large
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
looking
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
Mrs
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From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
R
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From this reading _Doors_ R.C.
SCENE
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From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
Sitting-room
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From this reading ACT DROP FOURTH ACT SCENE _Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot’s_.
table
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From this reading [GERALD ARBUTHNOT _writing at table_.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
window
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From this reading _Large open French window at back_, _looking on to garden_.
writing
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From this reading [GERALD ARBUTHNOT _writing at table_.]