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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 "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
act
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From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
action
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
agility
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR HARRY AND LADY MARRYOTT.
attention
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
balcony
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
chase
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
contact
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
drama
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
dying
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
effort
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
elsewhere
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
experience
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
eyes
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
fact
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
fight
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
flash
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
flight
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
focuses
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
following
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
gain
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
glance
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
harmony
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
HARRY
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From this reading SIR HARRY AND LADY MARRYOTT.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
hasty
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
holds
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
impression
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
incident
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
instantly
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
known
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
LADY
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From this reading SIR HARRY AND LADY MARRYOTT.
man
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
MARRYOTT
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From this reading SIR HARRY AND LADY MARRYOTT.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
Mercutio
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
midst
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
momentous
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
more
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
move
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
movement
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
o
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
other
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
people
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
person
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
preceded
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
retain
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
scene
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
second
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
sides
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
silent
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
SIR
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From this reading SIR HARRY AND LADY MARRYOTT.
spectators
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
springing
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
stage
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
swift
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
thoughts
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was scarce thought, when the time had come to act it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
two
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
Tybalt
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
unobserved
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
vague
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From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
well
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From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first was, that a man might gain the balcony by one swift effort of agility and strength; the second was, that when momentous action holds the attention of spectators to one part of a stage, a person elsewhere on the stage may move unobserved before their eyes, if his movement be swift, silent, and in harmony with what has preceded,--a fact well known to people of stage experience.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No incident in the drama more focuses attention than the dying scene of Mercutio; spectators have no eyes for Tybalt, of whom they retain but a vague impression of hasty flight.
wild-goose
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
won
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From this reading "This wild-goose chase is done; we have won o' both sides."--_The Wild-Goose Chase._ Marryott, in the midst of the fight with Mercutio, had in a flash two thoughts, one springing from the contact of his glance with the balcony, the other following instantly upon the first.
