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Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts
Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts

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This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:
CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.
ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.
INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.
ARCHIBALD INSOLEY HENRY COBBETT GANN MOORE GRACE INSOLEY MRS.
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Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:
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CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.
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ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.
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INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.
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ARCHIBALD INSOLEY HENRY COBBETT GANN MOORE GRACE INSOLEY MRS.

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cooper noun US /ˈkuːpər/

United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

From this reading “ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.”

faber adjective US /ˈfeɪbər/

comparative of “fab” — extremely pleasing

From this reading “ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.”

gentry noun US /ˈdʒentri/

the most powerful members of a society

lewis noun US /ˈluːɪs/

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading “INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.”

moore noun US /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading “ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.”

nina noun US /ˈniːnə/

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading “INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.”

rev verb US /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading “CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.”

York's noun US /jɔːrks/

possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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under the title preposition + article + noun counted as “under … title”

In this reading “This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:”

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15

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From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

1910

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From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

ARCHIBALD

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

ARTHURnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

BARTON

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

CHARACTERSnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

CLAUDE

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From this reading CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.

COBBETT

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

COOPERnounUS /ˈkuːpər/

United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

DENNIS

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From this reading CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.

DukenounUS /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

EADIE

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From this reading CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.

EDITH

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

EDMUND

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

FABERadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbər/

comparative of “fab” — extremely pleasing

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

FOLEY

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

GANN

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

GENTRYnounUS /ˈdʒentri/

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

GERTRUDE

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

GRACEnounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

GWENN

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

HALLnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

HESTON

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

INSOLEY

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From this reading CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.

IRENE

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

LANDEDadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

LANG

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

LESLIE

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

LEWISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

LILLAH

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

MACCARTHY

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

MARGARET

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

MARYnounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

MOOREnounUS /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

NINAnounUS /ˈniːnə/

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

producedverbUS /prəˈduːst/

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

REVverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading CLAUDE INSOLEY DENNIS EADIE REV.

SEVENING

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

TheatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

TREEnounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

VANBRUGHnoun

English architect (1664-1726)

From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

VERNON

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From this reading INSOLEY LADY TREE MISS VERNON OF FOLEY LILLAH MACCARTHY MISS HALL MARY BARTON EDITH LEWIS NINA SEVENING MARGARET GANN GERTRUDE LANG _LANDED GENTRY_ _CHARACTERS_ CLAUDE INSOLEY REV.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

WONTNER

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From this reading ARCHIBALD INSOLEY LESLIE FABER HENRY COBBETT ARTHUR WONTNER GANN EDMUND GWENN MOORE HESTON COOPER GRACE INSOLEY IRENE VANBRUGH MRS.

York'snounUS /jɔːrks/

possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading This play was produced under the title “GRACE,” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, October 15, 1910, with the following cast:

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