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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
Act
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All
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allow
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
Application
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
away
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From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
bold
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
Charles
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
Copyright
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From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
Empire
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
Frohman
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
gone
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From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
house
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
Inc
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
indeed
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
International
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From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
made
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
manor
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merely
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
mutters
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
New
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
past
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From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
Performance
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From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
performing
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perhaps
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
play
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
representation
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From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
reserved
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From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved.
rights
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From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
room
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
room's
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From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
sale
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
scene
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silent
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
small
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
speaks
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
Sussex
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
taken
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From this reading All of this room’s past which can be taken away has gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
Theatre
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
whoever
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From this reading It is such a silent room that whoever speaks first here is a bold one, unless indeed he merely mutters to himself, which they perhaps allow.
York
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From this reading Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles Frohman, Inc., Empire Theatre, New York._ _The scene is a room in a small Sussex manor house that has long been for sale.
