Instructions
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Even before they enter
the bar of
the nightclub nightclub in
the centre of
the city,
patrons can hear
the music.
A regular beat, only slightly muffled, spills out onto
the street. Inside
the smoky, dimly lit space,
women in
dresses, tight mini-dresses and teetering heels stand by
a stage where nine men play various instruments. Occasionally one woman, known as
a 'waitress', although she appears to do little waitressing, breaks into song, usually accompanied by one of
the male visitors to
the bar. At other points
the women sway to
the music as
customers slip them
wads of cash,
flashing disco lights illuminating them momentarily in
the darkness.
Summary
this one exactly
- the bar - countable, + 'the'
- the nightclub - implied definite reference, countable, + 'the'
- the centre - there's only one centre, countable, + 'the'
- the city - implied definite reference, countable, + 'the'
- the street - singular countable
- the smoky, dimly lit space - countable
- the bar - second mention, singular countable
all of them everywhere
- patrons - plural countable, + 's'
this exactly
- the music - the music emerging from the nightclub, uncountable, no 's'
- the music - uncountable
- the darkness - uncountable
one of many
- A regular beat - singular countable
- a stage - singular countable
- a 'waitress' - singular countable
some of many
- women - plural countable
- dresses, tight mini-dresses and teetering heels - plural countable
- customers - plural countable
- wads of cash - plural countable
- flashing disco lights - plural countable
these exactly
- the male visitors - plural countable
- the women - plural countable