Chapter 2 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUILDER. Are you my daughter or are you not? MAUD. I certainly never wanted to be. I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
Chapter 2 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “BUILDER.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “I certainly never wanted to be.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “Are you my daughter or are you not?”
regarded with aversion
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I certainly never wanted to be.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading BUILDER.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
a female human offspring
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
regarded with aversion
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
at any time
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
Chapter 2 of Plays : Fifth Series by John Galsworthy holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 2 holds 405 sentences of Plays : Fifth Series, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Plays : Fifth Series by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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