Chapter 25 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it. That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_). GROUSE. Why, she said so herself. PAY S. No!
Chapter 25 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading “GROUSE.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Why, she said so herself.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, she said so herself.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
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From this reading That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_).
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
From this reading That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading GROUSE.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why, she said so herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
not any; not one
From this reading That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_).
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading PAY S. I don’t b’lieve it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Why, she said so herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, she said so herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, she said so herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_).
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, she said so herself.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That woman’s no coquette (_cokwet_).
Chapter 25 of Lively plays for live people by Thomas S. (Thomas Stewart) Denison holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 25 holds 415 sentences of Lively plays for live people, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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