Chapter XVI

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From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

a quantity of money

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

French actress (1844-1923)

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Several foreign companies were with us.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

possessive form of “hugo” — French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

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

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

a region in northeastern China

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

plural of “notice” — an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

on the contrary

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Several foreign companies were with us.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

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

From this reading LONDON, MANCHURIA, RUSSIA During the summer of 1905 I did a certain amount of dramatic criticism for the _Morning Post_.

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

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Several foreign companies were with us.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

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From this reading I saw Duse display the full range of her powers in Alexandre Dumas fils’ _La Femme de Claude_; Goldoni’s _La Locandiera_; Dumas’ _Une Visite de Noces_, _La Dame aux Camélias_, _Adrienne Lecouvreur_; and D’Annunzio’s _Gioconda_; Sardou’s _Odette_ and _Fédora_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Duse had a season at the Waldorf Theatre; Coquelin played in _L’Abbé Constantin_, rather a tiresome, goody-goody play; Sarah Bernhardt produced Victor Hugo’s _Angelo_, _l’Aiglon_, _Pelléas et Mélisande_ (with Mrs. Patrick Campbell), _Phèdre_, and _Adrienne Lecouvreur_, not Scribe and Legouvé’s play, but a play of her own.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Several foreign companies were with us.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I wrote notices on some of the foreign plays that were being given in London during that summer.