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And now I am rehearsing "The Cherry Orchard," which I begin next week.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2021

P.S.—I am rehearsing, all day—'The Honeymoon' next week.

From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen

Had the young man said frankly, “I am rehearsing to you the most eloquent sermons of the most eloquent English divines,” no one could have found any fault.

From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

It is the hope of your abolitionists, not our fear, that I am rehearsing.

From Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession by Wood, Benjamin

I have a new nurse, and I am rehearsing for her, poor woman!

From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny