Chapter 28 of Life's little stage is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Life's little stage is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOULD SHE GIVE IN? TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert. Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before. She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand. When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
Chapter 28 of Life's little stage is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.”
get by special effort
From this reading “She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.”
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 “TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.”
fix to; attach
In this reading “When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.”
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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 She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
(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 When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading WOULD SHE GIVE IN?
the act of giving
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WOULD SHE GIVE IN?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
not any; not one
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
by chance
From this reading Patricia might have heard, possibly, the evening before.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
get by special effort
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WOULD SHE GIVE IN?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had felt secure of a reply, at latest, this morning, giving in to her demand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO nights passed, and the early post brought no letter from Robert.
at the time that
From this reading When Rob knew all that hung on his decision—and she had put it plainly—he could not hesitate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOULD SHE GIVE IN?
Chapter 28 of Life's little stage by Agnes Giberne holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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