Chapter 3 of Early American Plays, 1714-1830 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Early American Plays, 1714-1830 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title. THE BLIND BOY. A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_. New York, 1808. 12mo.
Chapter 3 of Early American Plays, 1714-1830 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “THE BLIND BOY.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “THE BLIND BOY.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.”
a witty saying
participate in games or sport
From this reading “This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York, 1808.”
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In this reading “This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.”
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From this reading 12mo.
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From this reading New York, 1808.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading THE BLIND BOY.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BLIND BOY.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.
a witty saying
From this reading A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
participate in games or sport
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York, 1808.
Chapter 3 of Early American Plays, 1714-1830 by Oscar Wegelin holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 3 holds 391 sentences of Early American Plays, 1714-1830, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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