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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 Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
act
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
adapt
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adapted
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all
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American
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Americans
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
author
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authors
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
brighten
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
burlesques
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
capital
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
carried
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comedies
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
concoct
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
conquerors
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
copyright
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de
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decade
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
dramas
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entire
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episodes
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especially
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
find
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
formality
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
French
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
Gaul
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
Guy
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
immediately
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
instead
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
intentionally
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
introduced
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
matter
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
Maupassant
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men
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mention
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
mixture
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
moment
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
much
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names
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New
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From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
offered
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
omits
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
omitting
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
original
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other
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
out
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
own
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
play
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plays
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playwrights
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
produce
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produced
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programmes
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
protect
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
put
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
real
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
revenge
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
Sardou
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
season
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
second
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
seize
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
signed
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simpler
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
slights
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
stage
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
taken
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From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
taking
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
translate
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
trying
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
way
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From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
wearying
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This season a play was produced of which the first act was taken from Guy de Maupassant, the second and third "adapted" from Sardou, with episodes introduced from other authors to brighten the mixture.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the last decade we have found a way to revenge the slights put upon us, especially those offered to Americans in the capital of Gaul.
work
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From this reading The great French playwrights can protect themselves by taking out American copyright, but if one of them omits this formality, the "conquerors" immediately seize upon his work and translate it, omitting intentionally all mention of the real author on their programmes.
writers
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From this reading Having for the moment no playwrights of our own, the men who concoct dramas, comedies, and burlesques for our stage find, instead of wearying themselves in trying to produce original matter, that it is much simpler to adapt from French writers.
York
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From this reading This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
