Chapter 4 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAYOR. Eh? We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution. BUILDER. [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
Chapter 4 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “BUILDER.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “[With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!”
-ing form of “discharge” — complete or carry out
From this reading “We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “MAYOR.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “[With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!”
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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 We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
(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 We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading BUILDER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
-ing form of “discharge” — complete or carry out
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the head of a city government
From this reading MAYOR.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We think, considering all the circumstances, and the fact that he has spent a night in a cell, that justice will be met by--er-- discharging him with a caution.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [With a deeply muttered] The devil you do!
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