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11
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
1776
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From this reading _Liston._ John Liston (1776–1846).
1784
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
1793
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
1846
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From this reading _Liston._ John Liston (1776–1846).
418
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From this reading 418.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
B
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From this reading _B—._ John Bannister.
Bannister
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From this reading _B—._ John Bannister.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Comic
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Coventry
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
farce
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
Haymarket
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Hoare
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
John
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Lenitive
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
Liston
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From this reading _Liston._ John Liston (1776–1846).
March
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
musical
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
O'Keeffe
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Opera
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Peeping
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Prince
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
Prize
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
produced
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From this reading ‘_Lenitive in the Prize._’ A musical farce by Prince Hoare, produced at the Haymarket, March 11, 1793.
success
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.
Tom
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From this reading ‘_Peeping Tom of Coventry._’ A Comic Opera by John O’Keeffe, a success at the Haymarket, 1784.