Chapter 5 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY. [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe. Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing. Sleep, that's all. And God will be kinder than men.
Chapter 5 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 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.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “[_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “And God will be kinder than men.”
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “And God will be kinder than men.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY.”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.”
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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 Sleep, that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY.
the force of workers available
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sleep, that's all.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_Pleading._] Let's give it up, Joe.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And God will be kinder than men.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go away together, you'd sleep without coughing.
Chapter 5 of Five Little Plays by Alfred Sutro holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Five Little Plays, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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