Chapter 11 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INSPECTOR. [Sharply] Call him back. TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters. ROBERT. Yes, Sir?
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “[Sharply] Call him back.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “INSPECTOR.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “[Sharply] Call him back.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, Sir?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Sir?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading INSPECTOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading [Sharply] Call him back.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, Sir?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREISURE calls "Robert," and the FOOTMAN re-enters.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Sir?
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fifth Series by John Galsworthy holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 402 sentences of Plays : Fifth Series, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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