Chapter 5 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clav. I can propose the respirator. It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance. Jabez. We must certainly have the respirator.
Chapter 5 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “We must certainly have the respirator.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I can propose the respirator.”
a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
From this reading “I can propose the respirator.”
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someone you feel sorry for
In this reading “It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.”
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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 It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can propose the respirator.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading We must certainly have the respirator.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
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From this reading Clav.
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
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From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must certainly have the respirator.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can propose the respirator.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
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From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
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From this reading Jabez.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must certainly have the respirator.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I can propose the respirator.
a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
From this reading I can propose the respirator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can propose the respirator.
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
From this reading It's not ideal, I don't pretend it is--but it _'_ull give the poor devils a chance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must certainly have the respirator.
Chapter 5 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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