Chapter 10 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dan._ (_with emotion_). My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since. But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee. _Dor._ Geoffrey returned? Oh, I am right glad!
Chapter 10 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any strong feeling
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading “My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.”
make glad or happy
From this reading “But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.”
a companion at play
From this reading “But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.”
In this reading “But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.”
In this reading “Oh, I am right glad!”
In this reading “_Dan._ (_with emotion_).”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh, I am right glad!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dan._ (_with emotion_).
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From this reading _Dor._ Geoffrey returned?
any strong feeling
From this reading _Dan._ (_with emotion_).
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Oh, I am right glad!
make glad or happy
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
temporary military shelter
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
information about recent and important events
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I am right glad!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
a companion at play
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Oh, I am right glad!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
at the time that
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Dan._ (_with emotion_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ve news to gladden thee--thine old playmate, Geoffrey Wynyard, is returned from sea, and is now on his road from Norwich to see thee.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading My lass, Heaven knows I never needed thee more than when thou wast left at my hut fourteen year since.
Chapter 10 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 397 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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