Chapter XV
"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh. "Rehearsing! Are they going to have amateur theatricals?" "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen. "A social comedy!
A Double Knot
Chapter XV
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"Rehearsing
only!"
cried
Glen,
with
a
forced
laugh.
"Rehearsing!
Are
they
going
to
have
amateur
theatricals?"
"No,
no:
real--a
social
comedy,"
cried
Glen.
"A
social
comedy!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Rehearsing
only!"
cried
Glen,
with
a
forced
laugh.
Line 2
"Rehearsing!
Line 3
Are
they
going
to
have
amateur
theatricals?"
Line 4
"No,
no:
real--a
social
comedy,"
cried
Glen.
Line 5
"A
social
comedy!
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"”
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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 "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
amateur
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From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
comedy
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From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
forced
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From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
Glen
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From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
going
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From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
laugh
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From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
only
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From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
real
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From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
Rehearsing
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From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
social
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From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
theatricals
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From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.