Chapter 2 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN. If you speak truth— PED. There is no if but in yourself. Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless. When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
Chapter 2 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading “When she recovers, she will admire, love you.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
lacking power
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “When she recovers, she will admire, love you.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.”
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In this reading “If you speak truth— PED.”
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feel admiration for
From this reading When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
(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 Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
on or to one side
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you speak truth— PED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
engage in
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you speak truth— PED.
lacking power
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
move hurridly
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
express in speech
From this reading If you speak truth— PED.
sweep across or over
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading If you speak truth— PED.
at the time that
From this reading When she recovers, she will admire, love you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you speak truth— PED.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sweep aside all denial, rush her along the current of your will; make her breathless, powerless.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading There is no if but in yourself.
Chapter 2 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts by Lucile Rutland holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 417 sentences of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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