Chapter 1 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUILDER. Don't put your oar in! I've had wonderful patience so far. [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art! This is what comes of it!
Chapter 1 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “[He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!”
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “[He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!”
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “BUILDER.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “[He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Don't put your oar in!”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “I've had wonderful patience so far.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “[He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I've had wonderful patience so far.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading BUILDER.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading This is what comes of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't put your oar in!
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't put your oar in!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what comes of it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is what comes of it!
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Don't put your oar in!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is what comes of it!
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Don't put your oar in!
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what comes of it!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading [He puts his boot through a drawing] Art!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what comes of it!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I've had wonderful patience so far.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't put your oar in!
Chapter 1 of Plays : Fifth Series by John Galsworthy holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 399 sentences of Plays : Fifth Series, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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