Chapter 4 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALINE. Well--no. CROCKSTEAD. [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity. But we can't have everything.
Chapter 4 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading “ALINE.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “But we can't have everything.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “[_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But we can't have everything.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “[_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “[_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well--no.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading ALINE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we can't have everything.
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From this reading But we can't have everything.
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From this reading CROCKSTEAD.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But we can't have everything.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But we can't have everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
not any; not one
From this reading Well--no.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we can't have everything.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well--no.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With a quick glance at her._] That's a pity.
Chapter 4 of Five Little Plays by Alfred Sutro holds 394 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.
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