Chapter 33 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1197 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1197 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUILDER. When you think of how she's been brought up. You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER. The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years. They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
Chapter 33 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1197 sentences across 240 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “BUILDER.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading BUILDER.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
at the time that
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
a late time of life
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
Chapter 33 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1197 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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