Chapter 5 of Misalliance is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Misalliance is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD SUMMERHAYS. It would be worse if we sat in silence. HYPATIA. No it wouldnt. If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
Chapter 5 of Misalliance is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come to pass
From this reading “If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “LORD SUMMERHAYS.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “It would be worse if we sat in silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “It would be worse if we sat in silence.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “It would be worse if we sat in silence.”
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(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 If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
divisible by two
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
come to pass
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
From this reading HYPATIA.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD SUMMERHAYS.
not any; not one
From this reading No it wouldnt.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD SUMMERHAYS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be worse if we sat in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No it wouldnt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you all sat in silence, as if you were waiting for something to happen, then there would be hope even if nothing did happen.
Chapter 5 of Misalliance by Bernard Shaw holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 261 sentences of Misalliance, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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