Chapter 6 of Plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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 Plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM: Not you! CLAIRE: Many do. It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through. Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine! (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
Chapter 6 of Plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “(_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?”
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading “It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.”
in a swift manner
hard to endure
From this reading “It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.”
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading “Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLAIRE: Many do.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CLAIRE: Many do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading CLAIRE: Many do.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TOM: Not you!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
in a swift manner
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading (_a pause, then swiftly_) Do you know what I mean?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
male cat
From this reading TOM: Not you!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
hard to endure
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Oh--don't think I don't see--The Edge Vine!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's what makes them too smug in allness--those dead things on the edge, died, distorted--trying to get through.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TOM: Not you!
Chapter 6 of Plays by Susan Glaspell holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Plays, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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