Chapter 10 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESOLUTE. Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears. SARAH. I doubt it not. We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
Chapter 10 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “I doubt it not.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “RESOLUTE.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “SARAH.”
express in speech
From this reading “Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I doubt it not.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I doubt it not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I doubt it not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading RESOLUTE.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH.
express in speech
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
in a strange manner
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are not given to canting here at Merrymount.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such words as I could speak would fall full strangely on Merrymount ears.
Chapter 10 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay holds 396 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 396 sentences of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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