Chapter I
[Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc. A small railway station near London. Time: Ten years ago. 'Ow goes it, Bill? BILL Goes it?
If: A Play in Four Acts
Chapter I
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[Dunsany,
Edward
John
Moreton
Drax
Plunkett,
Baron]
Notables,
soldiers,
Bishareens,
dancers,
etc.
A
small
railway
station
near
London.
Time:
Ten
years
ago.
'Ow
goes
it,
Bill?
BILL
Goes
it?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[Dunsany,
Edward
John
Moreton
Drax
Plunkett,
Baron]
Notables,
soldiers,
Bishareens,
dancers,
etc.
Line 2
A
small
railway
station
near
London.
Line 3
Time:
Ten
years
ago.
Line 4
'Ow
goes
it,
Bill?
Line 5
BILL
Goes
it?
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John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time: Ten years ago.”
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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 A small railway station near London.
ago
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From this reading Time: Ten years ago.
Baron
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Bill
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Bishareens
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
dancers
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Drax
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
Dunsany
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Edward
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etc
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
goes
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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John
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
London
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From this reading A small railway station near London.
Moreton
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
near
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From this reading A small railway station near London.
Notables
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
Ow
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Plunkett
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
railway
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From this reading A small railway station near London.
small
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From this reading A small railway station near London.
soldiers
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From this reading [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron] Notables, soldiers, Bishareens, dancers, etc.
station
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From this reading A small railway station near London.
Ten
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From this reading Time: Ten years ago.
TimenounUS /time/
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From this reading Time: Ten years ago.
years
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From this reading Time: Ten years ago.