Chapter V
CURTAIN. ACT III. _Scene: The attic, the following evening. The Play-play shows a tenement room. Entrance to hall Left; also a small stove.
The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter V
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CURTAIN.
ACT
III.
_Scene:
The
attic,
the
following
evening.
The
Play-play
shows
a
tenement
room.
Entrance
to
hall
Left;
also
a
small
stove.
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CURTAIN.
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ACT
III.
Line 3
_Scene:
The
attic,
the
following
evening.
Line 4
The
Play-play
shows
a
tenement
room.
Line 5
Entrance
to
hall
Left;
also
a
small
stove.
Learner Dictionary
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Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entrance to hall Left; also a small stove.”
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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 The Play-play shows a tenement room.
ACT
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also
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attic
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CURTAIN
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Entrance
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evening
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following
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hall
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III
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LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Play-play
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room
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Scene
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shows
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small
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stove
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tenement
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Scene: The attic, the following evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entrance to hall Left; also a small stove.