Chapter 7 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 993 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 993 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUHRING. To me it is the highest thing in the world. GERARDO. You may believe that, but nobody else does. We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
Chapter 7 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 993 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/198 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “You may believe that, but nobody else does.”
the social class between the lower and upper classes
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “To me it is the highest thing in the world.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.”
and nothing more
From this reading “We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “You may believe that, but nobody else does.”
the act of using
From this reading “We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “To me it is the highest thing in the world.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
the social class between the lower and upper classes
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUHRING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERARDO.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
and nothing more
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
no person; not anyone
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
a special situation
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
the act of using
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We artists are merely a luxury for the use of the _bourgeoisie_.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To me it is the highest thing in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may believe that, but nobody else does.
Chapter 7 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay holds 993 sentences, grouped into 199 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 7 holds 993 sentences of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays, unabridged, divided into 199 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 993 sentences, grouped into 199 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 199 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 199 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 35466 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36984 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36984, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 7094 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 37 chapters of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
