Chapter 9 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAR. Because I wanted to do it all myself. 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition. MAR. A woman did.
Chapter 9 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Because I wanted to do it all myself.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.”
make imperfect
From this reading “MAR.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Because I wanted to do it all myself.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Because I wanted to do it all myself.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.”
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From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
(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 Because I wanted to do it all myself.
for the reason that
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
make imperfect
From this reading MAR.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Because I wanted to do it all myself.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 1st G. A woman _did_ lead that expedition.
Chapter 9 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts by Lucile Rutland holds 420 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.
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