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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 Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
Arch
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
concluded
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
east
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
example
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From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
fact
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From this reading It was in fact, the St. James's of that quarter of London.
few
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
gallery
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From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
half-a-crown
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From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
hazarding
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
high-class
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
houses
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
hundred
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in fact, the St. James's of that quarter of London.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
James's
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From this reading It was in fact, the St. James's of that quarter of London.
journalists
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
just
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
LANE
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
London
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
many
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
Marble
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
more
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
most
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
Oxford
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
PARK
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
particularly
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
patronised
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
play
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
produced
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
quarter
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From this reading It was in fact, the St. James's of that quarter of London.
reputation
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
run
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
seats
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From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
Society
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
sprung
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
St
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From this reading It was in fact, the St. James's of that quarter of London.
Street
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
successful
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
surmise
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
THEATRE
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
theatres
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
theatrical
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From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
thoroughly
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From this reading Its reputation was thoroughly high-class, and more particularly that of a theatre patronised by Society.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
two
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
up
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here was no pit, and the gallery seats were half-a-crown for example.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The long and successful run of a play at the Park Lane had just concluded, and the theatrical journalists were hazarding this or that surmise as to what would be next produced.
yards
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
years
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From this reading AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The Park Lane Theatre in Oxford Street, about two hundred yards east of the Marble Arch, was one of the most successful houses of those many theatres which have sprung up in London during the last few years.
