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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 SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
action
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
actors
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
all
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
assembled
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
audience
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
bandaged
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
big
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
calling
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
Cary
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
Cary's
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
clothes
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
crayon
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
curtain
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
dashing
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
disaster
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
dressing-room
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
early
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
emerged
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
everybody's
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
face
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
Fanny
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
final
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
Fitch
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
found
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
French
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
front
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
gave
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
great
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
gunshot
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
half
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
head
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
health
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
HONOURS
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
indicate
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
laid
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
lie
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
Lockhart
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
lusty
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
made
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
manner
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
missing
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
paint
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
part
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
perfect
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
play
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From this reading Behind the big curtain he found all the actors in Cary’s play assembled--except one.
powder
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
quite
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
ready
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
rehearsals
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
rise
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
SHIFTING
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
signs
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
soldier
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
stage
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
stages
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
stairs
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
star
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
stars
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
still
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
stress
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From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
suffering
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
taken
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From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The star--everybody had taken to calling Fanny Fitch the star throughout the rehearsals--was still missing, quite after the manner of stars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
Tom
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
torn
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
uniform
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
up
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
wings
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
wounds
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From this reading A SHIFTING OF HONOURS Tom Lockhart emerged from the stage dressing-room in the uniform of a French soldier, his face made up with paint and powder and crayon to indicate that he was in the final stages of suffering from gunshot wounds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was yet early, and the audience in front was but half assembled, but Cary had laid great stress upon everybody’s being ready and in the wings before the curtain should rise.
zest
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From this reading His head was bandaged, his clothes were torn, but he gave the lie to these signs of disaster by dashing up the stairs and into the wings of the stage with the lusty action of perfect health and a great zest for his part.
