Chapter 4 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked. “Women are always making men slaves,” he said. “Well, after lunch, you shall be free. Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards. Would you play, Mr. Ridden?”
Chapter 4 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading ““So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading ““So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.”
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading ““So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.”
take the midday meal
From this reading ““Well, after lunch, you shall be free.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Would you play, Mr. Ridden?””
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading ““So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading ““Women are always making men slaves,” he said.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.”
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In this reading “Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.”
In this reading “Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
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From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
take the midday meal
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Would you play, Mr. Ridden?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Would you play, Mr. Ridden?”
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, after lunch, you shall be free.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Manuel will be here to lunch, Rosa, so if it’s cool enough we might play tennis afterwards.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Women are always making men slaves,” he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you play, Mr. Ridden?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So Rosa has put you to cutting out Easter dresses?” she asked.
Chapter 4 of ODTAA: A novel by John Masefield holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 4 holds 387 sentences of ODTAA: A novel, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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