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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 DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
beating
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
becoming
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
characters
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
clothes
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
covered
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
decorative
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
DIALOGUE
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
dramatic
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
element
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
elements
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
exceedingly
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
fit
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
flesh
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
garments
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
gives
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
habitation
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
heart
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
important
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
indeed
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
man
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
meaning
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
merely
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
moves
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
now
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
PLAYLET
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
playlet's
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
plot
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
problem
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
readier
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
scenery
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading This is the whole secret of dialogue--speeches that fit well and are becoming.
shines
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
skeleton
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
soul
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
speeches
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From this reading This is the whole secret of dialogue--speeches that fit well and are becoming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
then
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the whole secret of dialogue--speeches that fit well and are becoming.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
true
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
valuable
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
wears
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
welcome
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
well
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
whole
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From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
wit
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From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If it is true that scenery is the habitation in which the playlet moves, that its problem is the heart beating with life, that the dramatic is the soul which shines with meaning through the whole, that plot is the playlet's skeleton which is covered by the flesh of the characters--then the dialogue is, indeed, merely a playlet's clothes.
world
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From this reading Clothes do not make a man, but the world gives him a readier welcome who wears garments that fit well and are becoming.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading DIALOGUE IN THE PLAYLET We have now come to one of the least important elements of the playlet--yet a decorative element which wit and cleverness can make exceedingly valuable.
