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Behnazzz Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
prompting,lines
Larry was confident he knew his lines well enough not to need any prompting.
what does lines mean in this sentence?
what does lines mean in this sentence?
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Behnazzz, In this case 'lines' have the following meaning (from Cambridge) 3 [C usually plural] the words that an actor or actress speaks when performing in a film, play etc: I only had two lines in the whole play. She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow. I'm terrified of forgetting my lines.
- Behnazzz, In this case 'lines' have the following meaning (from Cambridge) 3 [C usually plural] the words that an actor or actress speaks when performing in a film, play etc: I only had two lines in the whole play.
- She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.
- I'm terrified of forgetting my lines.
- Also in this case, 'to prompt' means (also from Cambridge) 3 to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do: I forgot my line and had to be prompted.
- Now it should be crystal clear!
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Behnazzz,
In this case 'lines' have the following meaning (from Cambridge)
3 [C usually plural] the words that an actor or actress speaks when performing in a film, play etc:
I only had two lines in the whole play.
She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.
I'm terrified of forgetting my lines.
Also in this case, '
In this case 'lines' have the following meaning (from Cambridge)
3 [C usually plural] the words that an actor or actress speaks when performing in a film, play etc:
I only had two lines in the whole play.
She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.
I'm terrified of forgetting my lines.
Also in this case, '
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