Chapter 28 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1188 sentences across 238 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1188 sentences across 238 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.] HORNBLOWER. Give me that deed! Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery. Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
Chapter 28 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1188 sentences across 238 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Give me that deed!”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “[The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.”
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading “Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
a formal public statement
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Give me that deed!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me that deed!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
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From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me that deed!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The door is opened and HORNBLOWER enters, pressing so on the heels of FELLOWS that the announcement of his name is lost.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ye swore that nothing should be heard of this.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye got it out of me by false pretences and treachery.
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