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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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Have you tied him properly this time?
MAUD.
With Bertie's braces.
LADY ELLA.
Oh! but---- MAUD.
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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1194 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/238 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Have you tied him properly this time?
/hæv juː taɪd hɪm ˈprɑːpərli ðɪs taɪm/
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MAUD.
Line 3
With Bertie's braces.
Line 4
LADY ELLA.
Line 5
Oh! but---- MAUD.

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.

braces noun US /ˈbreɪsəz/

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

From this reading “With Bertie's braces.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you tied him properly this time?”

lady noun US /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “LADY ELLA.”

properly adverb US /ˈprɑːpərli/

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading “Have you tied him properly this time?”

tied adjective US /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading “Have you tied him properly this time?”

time noun US /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Have you tied him properly this time?”

All words in this reading · 15

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.

Bertie's

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

From this reading With Bertie's braces.

bracesnounUS /ˈbreɪsəz/

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

From this reading With Bertie's braces.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Oh! but---- MAUD.

ELLA

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

From this reading LADY ELLA.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading LADY ELLA.

MAUD

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

From this reading MAUD.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

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

From this reading Oh! but---- MAUD.

properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Bertie's braces.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you tied him properly this time?

Chapter 30 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1194 sentences, grouped into 239 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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Vocabulary met early in Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Words and structures a reader meets early in Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Jones
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fingering
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Purse
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Angrily
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