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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
50
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From this reading TIME OF PLAYING.--50 minutes.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
ALICE
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
BAXTER
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
BELL
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
charity
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
CHICKENFENCER
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
City
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
Curtain
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
denote
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
DIANA
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
dressed
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
dropped
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
excitable
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
fashionably
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
few
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
haughty
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
II
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
JOHNICKSTONER
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
lapse
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
lassie
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
lawyer
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
LOCALITY
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From this reading LOCALITY.--New York City.
MARY
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
minutes
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From this reading TIME OF PLAYING.--50 minutes.
MISS
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
MRS
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
N
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
nervous
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
New
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIME OF PLAYING.--50 minutes.
PLAYING
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From this reading TIME OF PLAYING.--50 minutes.
prayerful
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
salvation-army
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
Scene
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From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
society
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
stenographer
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
Street
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
suffragette
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curtain is dropped between Scene I and II for a few minutes to denote lapse of time.
To-day
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From this reading BAXTER _A haughty society woman_ MISS WORKER _A prayerful salvation-army lassie_ MARY _An excitable suffragette_ TIME.--To-day.
Vesey
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
vivacious
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
woman
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
worker
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
Y
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
York
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
young
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From this reading 18 Vesey Street New York City, N. Y. ALICE _A young lawyer_ DIANA _A fashionably dressed society woman_ BELL _A nervous charity worker_ MISS JOHNICKSTONER _A nervous stenographer_ MISS CHICKENFENCER _A vivacious stenographer_ MRS.
