Chapter 4 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHE. The tango went out long ago, my dear. HE. (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance. You might as well know that to begin with.
Chapter 4 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “The tango went out long ago, my dear.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “You might as well know that to begin with.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “(_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.”
dearly loved
From this reading “The tango went out long ago, my dear.”
the act of making up your mind about something
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “(_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “The tango went out long ago, my dear.”
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
From this reading “The tango went out long ago, my dear.”
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in the past
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
dearly loved
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE.
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
(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 (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The tango went out long ago, my dear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_with great decision_) Well--I _won't_ learn to dance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might as well know that to begin with.
Chapter 4 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays by Floyd Dell holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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