Chapter 13 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 964 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 964 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. DONOHOE. They bade me come up here by the stair. I never was in this place at all. I don't know am I right.
Chapter 13 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 964 sentences across 193 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “They bade me come up here by the stair.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They bade me come up here by the stair.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “They bade me come up here by the stair.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never was in this place at all.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I never was in this place at all.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I don't know am I right.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “They bade me come up here by the stair.”
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.
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “They bade me come up here by the stair.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I don't know am I right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know am I right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DONOHOE.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know am I right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I don't know am I right.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They bade me come up here by the stair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never was in this place at all.
Chapter 13 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay holds 964 sentences, grouped into 193 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 13 holds 964 sentences of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays, unabridged, divided into 193 reading sections.
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