Chapter III
Chapter 3
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HARRIS. They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor. MAYOR. Mr Chantrey? HARRIS.
Plays : Fifth Series
Chapter III · Chapter 3
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HARRIS.
They'll
be
over
in
five
minutes,
Mr
Mayor.
MAYOR.
Mr
Chantrey?
HARRIS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Plays : Fifth Series
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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HARRIS.
/ˈherɪs/
Line 2
They'll
be
over
in
five
minutes,
Mr
Mayor.
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MAYOR.
/ˈmeɪər/
Line 4
Mr
Chantrey?
Line 5
HARRIS.
/ˈherɪs/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
five
noun
US /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.”
harris
noun
US /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “HARRIS.”
Mayor
noun
US /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading “They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.”
minutes
noun
US /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.”
over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
Chantrey
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From this reading Mr Chantrey?
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
HARRISnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading HARRIS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
They'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll be over in five minutes, Mr Mayor.
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