Chapter 17 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 17 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE. That is what all wives say. Listen to me. Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening. He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
Chapter 17 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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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen to me.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.”
plural of “refreshment” — snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading “He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “That is what all wives say.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.”
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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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.”
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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 Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE.
(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 That is what all wives say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what all wives say.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Listen to me.
a brief written record
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
someone who plies a trade
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
plural of “refreshment” — snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
express in words
From this reading That is what all wives say.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what all wives say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Listen to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what all wives say.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading That is what all wives say.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Dick Plyer has written me a note that he will call this very evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He’ll come up with Bob and you will set out refreshments.
Chapter 17 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 17 holds 401 sentences of Lively plays for live people, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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