Chapter 8 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN. [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body. MRS. WESTERN. Very well.
Chapter 8 of Five Little Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading “[_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “[_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “[_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “[_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “[_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “[_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “WESTERN.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “[_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.”
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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 great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
an opening into or through something
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
precisely, exactly
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_She takes the bracelet off the salver and lays it on the table._ MARTIN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
(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 Very well.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading WESTERN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading [_With a great effort._] It had fallen into the pocket of the car--there was a hole in the pocket--it had worked its way right down into the body.
Chapter 8 of Five Little Plays by Alfred Sutro holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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