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Fanny and the Servant Problem
Fanny and the Servant Problem

Chapter I

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_A Quite Possible Play in Four Acts_ _Hodder and Stoughton_ _Limited_ _London_ Amateurs wishing to perform this play should apply to:
SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.
26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
_Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
_Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.
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Fanny and the Servant Problem

Chapter I

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_A Quite Possible Play in Four Acts_ _Hodder and Stoughton_ _Limited_ _London_ Amateurs wishing to perform this play should apply to:
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SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.
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26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
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_Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
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_Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Made and Printed in Great Britain_.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Made and Printed in Great Britain_.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_A Quite Possible Play in Four Acts_ _Hodder and Stoughton_ _Limited_ _London_ Amateurs wishing to perform this play should apply to:”

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2

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

26

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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Acts

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Amateurs

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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apply

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Aylesbury

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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

Britain

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From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.

C

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

Four

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FRENCH

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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.

Hazell

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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

Hodder

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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Ld

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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

Limited

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London

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LTD

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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

Made

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From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.

perform

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Play

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Possible

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PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.

QuitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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SAMUEL

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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

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SOUTHAMPTON

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

Stoughton

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STRAND

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

STREET

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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Viney

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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

W

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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.

Watson

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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.

wishing

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