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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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ENID.
[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.
MRS.
ROBERTS.
[With a faint smile].
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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1203 sentences across 241 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/240 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ENID.
/ˈiːnɪd/
Line 2
[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.
Line 3
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 4
ROBERTS.
/ˈrɑːbərts/
Line 5
[With a faint smile].
/wɪð ə feɪnt smaɪl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

enid noun US /ˈiːnɪd/

a town in north central Oklahoma

From this reading “ENID.”

faint adjective US /feɪnt/

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading “[With a faint smile].”

Looking noun US /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.”

mrs noun US /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “MRS.”

roberts noun US /ˈrɑːbərts/

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading “ROBERTS.”

smile verb US /smaɪl/

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading “[With a faint smile].”

stupid adjective US /ˈstuːpəd/

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading “[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.”

think verb US /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [With a faint smile].

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

ENIDnounUS /ˈiːnɪd/

a town in north central Oklahoma

From this reading ENID.

faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading [With a faint smile].

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

LookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading MRS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

ROBERTSnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading ROBERTS.

smileverbUS /smaɪl/

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading [With a faint smile].

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

stupidadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpəd/

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

they're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [With a faint smile].

Chapter 6 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1203 sentences, grouped into 241 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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Chapter 6 holds 1203 sentences of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, unabridged, divided into 241 reading sections.

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Jones
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