The Hairy Ape

by Eugene O'Neill · language: en

Vocabulary level: Upper-intermediate · Flesch–Kincaid grade 4 · 1,165 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: New York (N.Y.) — Drama · Social classes — Drama · Unskilled labor — Drama

Words worth knowing: wanter · password · naive · bum · dope · gorilla · threateningly · phonograph

"THE HAIRY APE" A Comedy of Ancient and Modern Life In Eight Scenes By EUGENE O'NEILL CHARACTERS ROBERT SMITH, "YANK" PADDY LONG MILDRED DOUGLAS HER AUNT SECOND ENGINEER A GUARD A SECRETARY OF AN ORGANIZATION STOKERS, LADIES, GENTLEMEN, ETC.

SCENE--_The firemen's forecastle of a transatlantic liner an hour after sailing from New York for the voyage across.

Tiers of narrow, steel bunks, three deep, on all sides.

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