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Hiss the Villain: Six English and American Melodramas choose

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[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room I i: I flatter myself every thing is in apple-pie order.
at apple-pie order, n.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room III i: I dropped him once, and I’ll do it again, and heavy too, if he troubles my calico doings any more.
at calico, adj.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room IV ii: Your game is about up, so you’d better pass in your checks!
at pass in one’s checks (v.) under check, n.1
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room V ii: My nateral strength has come back, and with it a large assortment of genuine Yankee courage, which would soon knock that Dutch spunk of yours.
at Dutch courage, n.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room IV ii: You’ve got to dance a dance without any music pooty soon, and if I don’t have a crowd to see you double-shuffle off your mortal coil I ain’t no judge of Italian fandancy, I can tell you!
at dance, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room IV i: Oh, you dry up.
at dry up, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II ii: I say, Green, my boy, I’m deuced dry.
at dry, adj.1
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II i: Oh, you git, with your story-book talk!
at git, n.1
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II ii: But I say, Green, I’m beginning to go it a little too steep. I’ll reform; I’ll give it up!
at go it, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room III i: I’ve been gunning with Tom Wilkins.
at gun, v.2
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II ii: How much wine do you suppose myself and three jolly fellows murdered last night?
at murder, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room III i: Say, Green, I don’t know whether you believe in a hot place, [...] but I do, and if old clubfoot don’t treat you to a brimstone bath before long, he will neglect his business most confoundedly.
at old clubfoot (n.) under old, adj.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room I i: Say, Squire, you wouldn’t mind putting up for drinks before you go, would you?
at put up, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II i: I’ve been in the habit of taking my regulars ever since I was weaned [...] when uncle Kreosote Swichel used to bring home the communion wine.
at regular, n.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room IV ii: You’ve got to dance a dance without any music pooty soon, and if I don’t have a crowd to see you double-shuffle off your mortal coil I ain’t no judge of Italian fandancy, I can tell you!
at shuffle (off) (this/one’s mortal coil) (v.) under shuffle, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room II i: Spit it out! – what is it?
at spit it out! (excl.) under spit, v.
[UK] W. Pratt Ten Nights in a Bar-Room IV i: I say – that’s rare old white-eye, ain’t it?
at white eye (n.) under white, adj.
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I i: (Aside) Now for a bouncer! (Aloud) Her!!!
at bouncer, n.1
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I i: Why, you little maggot.
at maggot, n.
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I i: A civil soft spoken lad as knows a mort.
at mort, n.1
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I i: What’s got into thy noddle, lass?
at noddle, n.
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I i: It be that little toad Blinker, as be allays a-worrittin’ an’ a-courtin’ o’ me!
at toad, n.
[UK] W. Phillips Lost in London I iii: I’m ’shamed on ye, Jack Lonbones! [...] to set these younkers up to break rules made for theer benefit.
at younker, n.
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