Chapter 2 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1199 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1199 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Joy goes, blowing a kiss.] Cracked about you, Molly! Simply cracked! We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow. [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
Chapter 2 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1199 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “[Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]”
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “Cracked about you, Molly!”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “[He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “[Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Cracked about you, Molly!”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “[He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Simply cracked!”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “[He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.”
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 [Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cracked about you, Molly!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading [Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading Cracked about you, Molly!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading [Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading [Joy goes, blowing a kiss.]
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Cracked about you, Molly!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
and nothing more
From this reading Simply cracked!
be seated
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
carry out
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading [He places a chair for her.] Sit down, sit down, you must be tired in this heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
at the time that
From this reading We shall miss her when you take her off to-morrow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cracked about you, Molly!
Chapter 2 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1199 sentences, grouped into 240 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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