Chapter 5 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 5 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.
DAR. (_center._) Whew! (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky! CURTAIN. _SCENE II.
Chapter 5 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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The middle point or core of an area.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “(_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “CURTAIN.”
take in liquids
From this reading “(_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!”
to come or go into
From this reading “(_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
the place where some action occurs
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “(_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!”
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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 (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading (_center._) Whew!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading CURTAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAR.
take in liquids
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
to come or go into
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _SCENE II.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _SCENE II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_center._) Whew!
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading (_falls into chair; enter Baptiste._) Let me have a good drink of whisky!
Chapter 5 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 5 holds 417 sentences of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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