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Chapter 2 of Martha is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FARMERS. We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please. (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_. _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.) LADY H. Come on, John!
Chapter 2 of Martha is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading “(_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.”
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
let fall to the ground
From this reading “(_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “FARMERS.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “_Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)”
a country person
From this reading “_Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “_Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)”
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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In this reading “(_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.”
take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
In this reading “(_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.”
simultaneously
In this reading “We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
in addition
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LADY H. Come on, John!
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
let fall to the ground
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading FARMERS.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading LADY H. Come on, John!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading LADY H. Come on, John!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LADY H. Come on, John!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
a country person
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading _Enter_ LADY HARRIET, NANCY _and_ TRISTAN _in peasant costume_.)
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are ready to choose, but one at a time, please.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Girls drop back into line; farmers move about among them_, LIONEL _and_ PLUNKET _also, as if bargaining with them_.
Chapter 2 of Martha by Friedrich von [Composer] Flotow holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 424 sentences of Martha, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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