Chapter 13 of Plays is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Plays is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT ISABEL: Why--Madeline. (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.) MADELINE: Auntie, dear! I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings. AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
Chapter 13 of Plays is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “MADELINE: Auntie, dear!”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?”
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “(_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
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 AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: Why--Madeline.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading MADELINE: Auntie, dear!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
dearly loved
From this reading MADELINE: Auntie, dear!
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
be the source of pain
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: Why--Madeline.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: Why--Madeline.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: (_quick to hold out a loving hand, laughing a little_) They've been good birthday cakes, haven't they, Madeline?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Seeing how she has hurt her_, MADELINE _goes out to her aunt_.)
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading AUNT ISABEL: Why--Madeline.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm sorry--if I hurt your feelings.
Chapter 13 of Plays by Susan Glaspell holds 427 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 13 holds 427 sentences of Plays, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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