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Chapter 1 of New Comedies is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913. _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops. Darby comes in. Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other. He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
Chapter 1 of New Comedies is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.”
an evil spirit
From this reading “The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.”
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “_Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.”
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From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
an evil spirit
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Darby comes in.
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From this reading Darby comes in.
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From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
coins made of gold
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Darby comes in.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
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From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading He lays down bag on an empty box and puts can on the floor.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
get rid of
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Has a tin can of water in one hand, a sweep's bag and brush in the other.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Scene: A Shed near where a coach stops.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Bogie Men--The Full Moon--Coats Darmer's Gold--McDonough's Wife ABBEY THEATRE, 1913.
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