Chapter 6 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASSEY. Because he's a fool, you needn't be another. MAGGIE. He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too. LILY.
Chapter 6 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “LILY.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.”
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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 Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
for the reason that
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
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From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading LILY.
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From this reading MAGGIE.
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From this reading MASSEY.
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From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading He's not a fool, and I wish Charley could go, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because he's a fool, you needn't be another.
Chapter 6 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker holds 439 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 6 holds 439 sentences of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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