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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 Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
a-roar
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
all
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
appear
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From this reading But, like most things that appear easy, it is not.
appears
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
bothersome
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, like most things that appear easy, it is not.
combination
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
comes
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
easy
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
faces
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
facing
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
feels
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From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
Greek
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
house
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
how
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From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
legein
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
like
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From this reading But, like most things that appear easy, it is not.
means
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From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
monologist
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From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
MONOLOGUE
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
monos
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
more
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
most
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From this reading But, like most things that appear easy, it is not.
NATURE
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
often
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From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
out
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
people
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
performer
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
props
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
scenery
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
set
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
solemn
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
speak
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
stage
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
stroll
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
success
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
tagging
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
theatre
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore the word monologue means "to speak alone"--and that is often how a monologist feels.
things
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From this reading But, like most things that appear easy, it is not.
thousand
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
two
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
walk
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From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It appears easy for a performer to stroll into a theatre, without bothersome scenery, props, or tagging people, and walk right out on the stage alone and set the house a-roar.
word
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
words
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From this reading THE NATURE OF THE MONOLOGUE The word monologue comes from the combination of two Greek words, _monos_, alone, and _legein_, to speak.
world
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From this reading If in facing a thousand solemn faces he is not a success, no one in all the world is more alone than he.
