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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, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
air-ship
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
any
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
attempt
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
character
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
characters
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
classify
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
country
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
desire
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
divers
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
earth
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
fraught
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
funny
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
give
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
hazard
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
high
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
hills
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
house
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
indeed
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
just
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
kind
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
KINDS
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
largely
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
like
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
limits
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
list
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
many
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
men
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
minutely
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
moon
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
nationality
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
offend
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
past
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
place
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
PLAYLET
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
playlets
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
practical
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
practically
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
profession
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
purpose
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
reverently
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
scores
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
seas
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
seen
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
show
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
showing
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
sky
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
sort
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
stage
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
strikingly
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From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
suits
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
superficial
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
surroundings
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
tables
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
task
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
there
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From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading KINDS OF PLAYLET The kind of playlet is largely determined by its characters and their surroundings, and on these there are practically no limits.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
treat
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From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
try
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From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
value
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
variations
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
Vaudeville
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From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
wants
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From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
well
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From this reading Vaudeville wants everything--everything so long as it is well and strikingly done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Therefore, to attempt to list the many different kinds of playlet to be seen upon the vaudeville stage would, indeed, be a task as fraught with hazard as to try to classify minutely the divers kinds of men seen upon the stage of life.
woven
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
years
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From this reading And of just as little practical value would it be to have tables showing the scores of superficial variations of character, nationality, time and place which the years have woven into the playlets of the past.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may have characters of any nationality; you may treat them reverently, or--save that you must never offend--you may make them as funny as you desire; you may give them any profession that suits your purpose; you may place them in any sort of house or on the open hills or in an air-ship high in the sky; you may show them in any country of the earth or on the moon or in the seas under the earth--you may do anything you like with them.
