Chapter 6 of On the Stage--and Off is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of On the Stage--and Off is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got. I was anxious to begin studying it immediately. I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week. No time was therefore to be lost. I give the part in extenso:
Chapter 6 of On the Stage--and Off is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.”
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.”
past form of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading “HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.”
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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rise to one's feet
In this reading “I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.”
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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 HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
(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 I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No time was therefore to be lost.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I give the part in extenso:
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give the part in extenso:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading No time was therefore to be lost.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
not any; not one
From this reading No time was therefore to be lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading No time was therefore to be lost.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No time was therefore to be lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
past form of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was anxious to begin studying it immediately.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HURRIEDLY unfolded the paper, to see what kind of a part I had got.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I had to form my conception of the character, learn the words and business, and get up gesture and expression all in one week.
Chapter 6 of On the Stage--and Off by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 6 holds 289 sentences of On the Stage--and Off, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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