Chapter 19 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 966 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 966 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Goes out._] FLORENCIO. Did you ever see anything equal of it? I never did, and I knew him of old. But he has made progress. ZURITA.
Chapter 19 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 966 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “Did you ever see anything equal of it?”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “Did you ever see anything equal of it?”
at any time
From this reading “Did you ever see anything equal of it?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I never did, and I knew him of old.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “But he has made progress.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never did, and I knew him of old.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “But he has made progress.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “[_Goes out._] FLORENCIO.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
any thing at all
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he has made progress.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
at any time
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Goes out._] FLORENCIO.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [_Goes out._] FLORENCIO.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he has made progress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he has made progress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he has made progress.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I never did, and I knew him of old.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Goes out._] FLORENCIO.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading But he has made progress.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever see anything equal of it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZURITA.
Chapter 19 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay holds 966 sentences, grouped into 194 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 19 holds 966 sentences of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays, unabridged, divided into 194 reading sections.
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