Chapter I
TIME: The present. The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week. ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate. John Barthwick's dining-room. SCENE II.
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Chapter I
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TIME:
The
present.
The
action
of
the
first
two
Acts
takes
place
on
Easter
Tuesday;
the
action
of
the
third
on
Easter
Wednesday
week.
ACT
I.
SCENE
I.
Rockingham
Gate.
John
Barthwick's
dining-room.
SCENE
II.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TIME:
The
present.
Line 2
The
action
of
the
first
two
Acts
takes
place
on
Easter
Tuesday;
the
action
of
the
third
on
Easter
Wednesday
week.
Line 3
ACT
I.
SCENE
I.
Rockingham
Gate.
Line 4
John
Barthwick's
dining-room.
Line 5
SCENE
II.
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Barthwick's dining-room.”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
TIME
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TIME: The present.”
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ACT
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From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
action
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
Acts
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
Barthwick's
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From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
dining-room
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From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
Easter
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
Gate
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From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
II
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From this reading SCENE II.
John
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From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
place
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
present
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From this reading TIME: The present.
Rockingham
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From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
SCENE
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From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
takes
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIME: The present.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIME: The present.
Tuesday
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
two
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
Wednesday
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
week
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From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.