Chapter 10 of Charles Frohman: Manager and Man is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Charles Frohman: Manager and Man is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?" Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said: "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria. You might find it somewhere in that desk." He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
Chapter 10 of Charles Frohman: Manager and Man is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
From this reading “Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “You might find it somewhere in that desk."”
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading “"I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “"I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “You might find it somewhere in that desk."”
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In this reading “"I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.”
In this reading “"I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.”
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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 "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
in the past
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
having a flat or flattened upper surface
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
a particular point in time
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
make a sweeping movement
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
having a point
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
in or at or to some place
From this reading You might find it somewhere in that desk."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Barrie thought a moment, scratched his head, and said:
in the direction of
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
at the time that
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He pointed toward the flat-top table affair on which he had written "The Little Minister" and "Peter Pan."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "I think I wrote one about six months ago when I was recovering from malaria.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Haven't you got a one-act play that we could do?"
Chapter 10 of Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Isaac Frederick Marcosson holds 437 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.
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