Chapter 1 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John. Yes we've got to face it, old man. You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them. Jabez. That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
Chapter 1 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.”
a particular situation
From this reading “You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “Yes we've got to face it, old man.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
the act of departing
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
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From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jabez.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
a particular situation
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
a special situation
From this reading That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
precisely as stated
From this reading That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading That's the very thing I want to talk to you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
at the time that
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes we've got to face it, old man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and I have come to the time of life when a man makes his will and begins to think a bit about who's going to step into his shoes when he's done with them.
Chapter 1 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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