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Martin Kmín Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

hear off

0 Hi, I desperately need your help.02br
00 "Hitherto, they have been crowded at the back of the stage; from time to time they have been 01b00heard 'off'02b00 ". I cannot figure out what they have been done.0-
  

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0'off' in this context means 'offstage', as in the play titled "Noises Off". 0-

  • 0'off' in this context means 'offstage', as in the play titled "Noises Off".
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0'off' in this context means 'offstage', as in the play titled "Noises Off". In other words, when the audience hears a noise or a voice from an actor that comes from somewhere away from the main stage area, they have heard it "off".0-
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