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1881
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From this reading I allude to Mr. Edwin Booth’s professional visit to London in 1881.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
abbreviated
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
acorn
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
actor
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
allude
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From this reading I allude to Mr. Edwin Booth’s professional visit to London in 1881.
American
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
anecdotage
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
appreciation
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
bearing
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
became
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
Boncicault
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Booth
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Booth's
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
brief
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
cannot
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
career
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
certainly
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
College
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
courtesy
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
coveted
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
Dion
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Edwin
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
England
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
English
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
enter
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
episodes
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
failure
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
financial
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
frank
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
gathering
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
generous
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
graceful
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
guest
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
guests
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
Henry
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
Houghton's
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
hundredth
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
Iago
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
interesting
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
inviting
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
Irving
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
Irving's
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
J
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
L
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
like
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
likely
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
London
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From this reading I allude to Mr. Edwin Booth’s professional visit to London in 1881.
Lord
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Lyceum
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
making
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
man
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
mean
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
memorable
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
mentioned
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
more
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
most
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
Mr
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
night
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
omission
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
opportunity
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
Othello
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
pages
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
performances
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
plain
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
play
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
Princess's
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
professional
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From this reading I allude to Mr. Edwin Booth’s professional visit to London in 1881.
pronunciation
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
recently
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
reference
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
refrain
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
reply
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
reputation
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
said
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
season
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
shown
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
speech
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
spoke
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
striking
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
student
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
subsequent
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
success
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
supper
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
supplies
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
tableau
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
teach
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
testimony
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From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Theatre
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
theatrical
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From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Toole
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Trinity
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
Trippingly
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
truthfully
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
Venice
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
visit
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From this reading I allude to Mr. Edwin Booth’s professional visit to London in 1881.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I DID not mean to enter upon a course of theatrical anecdotage in these pages, but having mentioned the name of a great actor recently dead, I cannot refrain from making a brief reference to what was certainly one of the most interesting episodes in his career.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I should like, however, to have an opportunity of bearing testimony to his frank and generous appreciation of the courtesy shown to him by Mr. Henry Irving, in inviting him to play in _Othello_. when it became plain that the performances of the American actor at the Princess’s were not likely to make his reputation in England.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
wholly
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that if Mr. Booth was not wholly responsible for the financial failure of his abbreviated “season” at the Princess’s Theatre, neither was he wholly responsible for his subsequent success at the Lyceum.
word
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From this reading _Mr. Edwin Booth--Othello and Iago at supper--The guest--Mr. Irving’s little speech--Mr. Booth’s graceful reply--A striking tableau--A more memorable gathering--The hundredth night of “The Merchant of Venice”--The guests--Lord Houghton’s speech--Mr. Irving’s reply--Mr. J: L. Toole supplies an omission--Mr. Dion Boncicault at the Lyceum--English as she is spoke--“Trippingly on the tongue”--The man who was born to teach the pronunciation of English--A Trinity College student--The coveted acorn--A good word for the English._
