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| "The name of the town is Graver's Corners, New Hampshire-just across the Massachustts line: lattitude 42 degrees 40 minutes; longitude 70 degrees 37 mintues. The first Act shows a day in our town. The day is May 7, 1901. The time is juts before dawn."p.4 |
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- stage manager said it
- to the audience
- exposition of the book
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| "there's some screnery for those who think they have scenary." p. 5 |
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- stage manager said it
- to the audience
- he was explaining that sceanary isn't important but if you want you have to imagine it because there isnt much since nothing really specail about this town
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| "In our town we like to know the facts about everybody" pg. 7 |
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- stage manager said it
- to the audience
- he was explaining that since this town is so small every one know eveyrhting about each other.
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| "I declare you got to speak to George. Seems like something's come over him latey. hH's no helop to me at all. I can't even get him to cut me some wood." pg. 13 |
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- Mrs. Gibbs said it
- to Mr. Gibbs
- She was worried Geroge doesn't know how to take care of a family or a hosue since he can't even help out around the house
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"Eat your breakfast."pg. 15 |
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- Mrs. Gibbs said it
- to Emily
- She was trying not to spoil her beacuse she was being full of herself
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| "Very ordinary won if you ask me. Little better behaved than most. Probably a lot duller."p. 24 |
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- Mr. Webb said it
- to the stage manager
- He was saying that Groavers Corners is a small town away form everything else in the world
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| "Ma, I hate that dress." pg.14 |
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- Rebecca said it
- to Mrs. Gibbs
- She was being ungrateful to ther mother and being a brat
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| "But, Mamma, youv'e got to say something about me. Am I pretty enough...to get anybody...to get people intrested in me? |
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- Emily said it
- to Mrs. Gibbs
- She wants Mrs. Gibbs to flatter her with compliments
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"Make yourself comfortable George. I will only keep you a minute. How old are you?" pg. 37 |
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- Mr. Gibbs says this
- to George
- He knows old George is but he is trying to gte him to relize that he needs to do more around the house
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| "Naturally I didn't want to say a word about it in front of those others, but now we're alone-really, it's the worst scandal that ever was in this town!"pg.39 |
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- Mrs. Soames said it
- to Mrs. Gibbs
- She was trying to gossip about something and Mrs. Gibbs doesn't want to because thats not right.
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