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Book: Stage Fright on a Summer Night
Words & Phrases

Here are things Jack and Annie find in London in the 1600s:

  Noun Picture Meaning
1. tights
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tights A one-piece garment covering the body from the waist to the feet. They were worn by men in Elizabethan time.
2. play
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play A dramatic work written to be performed by actors on stage
3. stage
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stage The area in a theatre where a performance takes place
4. capes
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capes Sleeveless outer garments that are fastened at the neck
5. wigs
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wigs Pieces of false hair
6. scroll
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scroll A roll of paper
7. stables
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stable Buildings in which horses are kept
8. rowboat
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rowboat A small boat that is pushed forward by oars

Reference: Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, MSN Encarta Dictionary