Chapter 7 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAR. Thank you. (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you. MAN. (_bows._) Good-night.
Chapter 7 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
of short duration or distance
From this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
make imperfect
From this reading “MAR.”
a brief written record
From this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
In this reading “(_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading (_bows._) Good-night.
of short duration or distance
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_bows._) Good-night.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
make imperfect
From this reading MAR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
a brief written record
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading (_sits; writes a brief note; hands it to Manuel._) If you will give him this, I shall be much obliged to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you.
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