Chapter 18 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. (_To MRS. N._) A word with you, madam. (_They come down C. so MRS. S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
Chapter 18 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “N._) A word with you, madam.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “(_To MRS.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “N._) A word with you, madam.”
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In this reading “S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “(_They come down C. so MRS.”
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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 N._) A word with you, madam.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (_They come down C. so MRS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading (_They come down C. so MRS.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading (_They come down C. so MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
a woman of refinement
From this reading N._) A word with you, madam.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading (_To MRS.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading N._) A word with you, madam.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (_They come down C. so MRS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S. can not hear._) You appear for some reason to excite the patient.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_They come down C. so MRS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_To MRS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading N._) A word with you, madam.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading N._) A word with you, madam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading N._) A word with you, madam.
Chapter 18 of Lively plays for live people by Thomas S. (Thomas Stewart) Denison holds 403 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 18 holds 403 sentences of Lively plays for live people, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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