Chapter 12 of Plays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Plays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father. FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'. It's just one other way of paying the price for his country. We needn't get it for nothing. I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
Chapter 12 of Plays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
courtesy towards women
From this reading “I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.”
demanding attention
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.”
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.
(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 MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
a young person of either sex
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
courtesy towards women
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
demanding attention
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
dearly loved
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We needn't get it for nothing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
and nothing more
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We needn't get it for nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We needn't get it for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It's just one other way of paying the price for his country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We needn't get it for nothing.
(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 FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading MADELINE: (_almost crying_) I think it's pretty terrible to--wish all that on poor father.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his--heritage of loneliness.
Chapter 12 of Plays by Susan Glaspell holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 426 sentences of Plays, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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