Chapter 12 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent. SUSAN. And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months. Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too? Your plan, indeed!
Chapter 12 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.”
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading “P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
later than; following
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
(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 Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
deem to be
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Your plan, indeed!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
a woman of refinement
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Your plan, indeed!
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
express a supposition
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSAN.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And _I_ think (_talks fast and emphatically but distinctly_) an author knows something about a book too, after toiling at it for months.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Humph, do you suppose I’ve been living so long for nothing and writing all my life, too?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading P. But madam, if you will allow me, we consider our readers competent.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your plan, indeed!
Chapter 12 of Lively plays for live people by Thomas S. (Thomas Stewart) Denison holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 401 sentences of Lively plays for live people, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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