Chapter 6 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 6 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.
THE PRINCE. I am sorry. But it is as you say. The ship is ready to sail. I must go.
Chapter 6 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “THE PRINCE.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “The ship is ready to sail.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “The ship is ready to sail.”
express in words
From this reading “But it is as you say.”
transport commercially
From this reading “The ship is ready to sail.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it is as you say.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is as you say.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I must go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is as you say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is as you say.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must go.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading THE PRINCE.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The ship is ready to sail.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The ship is ready to sail.
express in words
From this reading But it is as you say.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship is ready to sail.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship is ready to sail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it is as you say.
Chapter 6 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 public-domain source, 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 6 holds 409 sentences of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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