Chapter 4 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLEY. Never mind what I said. [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed. It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that. Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
Chapter 4 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “[_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “[_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “[_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind what I said.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.”
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “[_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.”
In this reading “[_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
(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 It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLEY.
a young person of either sex
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never mind what I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind what I said.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind what I said.
information about recent and important events
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Never mind what I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the news--and the excitement about Tennant--and all that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_He kisses her and pets her like a child._] Come, go to bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Come, go back to bed and I'll be up in a few minutes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Never mind what I said.
Chapter 4 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 447 sentences of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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