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Worldly Ways & Byways

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Worldly Ways & Byways is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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.
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.
This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
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.
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.
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Worldly Ways & Byways

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Worldly Ways & Byways is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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.
Line 2
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.
Line 3
This has been carried to such a length that entire French plays are now produced in New York signed by American names.
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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.
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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.

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a

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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.

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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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.

adapted

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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.

all

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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.

American

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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.

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.

and

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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.

are

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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.

author

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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.

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.

been

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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.

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.

but

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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.

by

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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.

can

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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.

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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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.

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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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.

de

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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.

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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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.

entire

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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.

episodes

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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.

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.

first

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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.

for

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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.

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.

found

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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.

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.

from

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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.

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.

great

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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.

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.

has

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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.

have

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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.

Having

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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.

his

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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.

if

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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.

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.

in

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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.

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.

is

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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.

it

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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.

last

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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.

length

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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.

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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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.

men

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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.

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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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.

names

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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.

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.

no

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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.

now

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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.

of

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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.

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.

on

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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.

one

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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.

original

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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.

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.

our

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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.

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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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.

plays

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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.

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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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.

produced

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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.

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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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.

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.

such

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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.

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.

that

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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.

the

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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.

their

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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.

them

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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.

themselves

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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.

third

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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.

This

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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.

those

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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.

to

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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.

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.

upon

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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.

us

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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.

was

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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.

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.

we

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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.

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.

which

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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.

who

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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.

with

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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.

Within

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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.

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.

Chapter 18 of Worldly Ways & Byways by Eliot Gregory holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Charles
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Scribner's
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Mdcccxcix
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