Chapter XVI
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FIRST TOURIST. Aha! He'll drop at night. SECOND TOURIST. In two hours.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays
Chapter XVI
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FIRST
TOURIST.
Aha!
He'll
drop
at
night.
SECOND
TOURIST.
In
two
hours.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 995 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/199 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FIRST
TOURIST.
/fɜːrst ˈtʊrəst/
Line 2
Aha!
Line 3
He'll
drop
at
night.
Line 4
SECOND
TOURIST.
/ˈsekənd ˈtʊrəst/
Line 5
In
two
hours.
/ɪn tuː ˈaʊərz/
Learner Dictionary
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.
let fall to the ground
From this reading “He'll drop at night.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “FIRST TOURIST.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “In two hours.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “He'll drop at night.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “SECOND TOURIST.”
tourist
noun
US /ˈtʊrəst/
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading “FIRST TOURIST.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “In two hours.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
two hours
noun + noun
In this reading “In two hours.”
at night
preposition + noun
In this reading “He'll drop at night.”
All words in this reading · 11
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.
Aha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aha!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He'll drop at night.
let fall to the ground
From this reading He'll drop at night.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST TOURIST.
He'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll drop at night.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In two hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In two hours.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He'll drop at night.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND TOURIST.
TOURISTnounUS /ˈtʊrəst/
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading FIRST TOURIST.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In two hours.
Chapter 16 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay holds 995 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.
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- Tradition
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