Chapter 3 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TICK. No, your humor is bad. TOPP. And I will have none of your attempts at witticism. _ENTER GIN.
Chapter 3 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “No, your humor is bad.”
to come or go into
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading “_ENTER GIN.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “No, your humor is bad.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.”
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading “TICK.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading No, your humor is bad.
to come or go into
From this reading _ENTER GIN.
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading _ENTER GIN.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading No, your humor is bad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, your humor is bad.
not any; not one
From this reading No, your humor is bad.
not one, and not any
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading TICK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOPP.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading And I will have none of your attempts at witticism.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, your humor is bad.
Chapter 3 of Lively plays for live people by Thomas S. (Thomas Stewart) Denison holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 406 sentences of Lively plays for live people, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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