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A Mummer's Tale
A Mummer's Tale

Chapter XIX

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The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.
As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.
Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.
Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.
She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.
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A Mummer's Tale

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.
Line 2
As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.
Line 3
Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.
Line 4
Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.
Line 5
She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

accustomed

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

allowed

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From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

called

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

concentrated

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From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

Dr

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

dress

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

dressed

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

dressing-room

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

early

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

Felicie

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

gave

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From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

Grille

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

La

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

listening

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From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

Madame

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

Michon

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

Nanteuil's

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

o'clock

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

orders

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From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

place

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

play

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From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

preoccupied

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From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

rehearsal

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

reproached

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

say

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From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

taken

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She gave orders that nobody should be allowed to come into her dressing-room.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

Trublet

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From this reading As early as one o'clock Dr. Trublet had taken his accustomed place in Nanteuil's dressing-room.

two

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From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The dress rehearsal of _La Grille_ was called for two o'clock.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Felicie, who was being dressed by Madame Michon, reproached her doctor with having nothing to say to her.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it was she who, preoccupied, her mind concentrated upon the part which she was about to play, was not listening to him.