Chapter 3 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LESLIE. Bring it down, there's a good chap. I like to take things comfortable. I'll wait down here. _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
Chapter 3 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring it down, there's a good chap.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Bring it down, there's a good chap.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “I like to take things comfortable.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I'll wait down here.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “_TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
a boy or man
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'll wait down here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wait down here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LESLIE.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
carry out
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _TENNANT goes out R._ _LESLIE rises; goes back to the front room._ PERCY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring it down, there's a good chap.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I like to take things comfortable.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I'll wait down here.
Chapter 3 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 440 sentences of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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