Chapter 1 of A Tender Attachment: A Farce is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Tender Attachment: A Farce is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance. Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1. =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts. 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
Chapter 1 of A Tender Attachment: A Farce is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “=Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.”
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading “_A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.”
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “_A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “=Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.”
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “_A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.”
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “6 Male, 4 Female characters.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “_A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.”
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In this reading “6 Male, 4 Female characters.”
In this reading “=Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.”
In this reading “Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.”
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From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
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From this reading 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
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From this reading 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
one or the other of two
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https://
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading 6 Male, 4 Female characters.
absolutely essential
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
not any; not one
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business._ _PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH._ _No Plays exchanged._ 1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading =Lost in London.= A Drama in Three Acts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance.
Chapter 1 of A Tender Attachment: A Farce by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 428 sentences of A Tender Attachment: A Farce, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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