Chapter 17 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAITH. No; one with a scent to it. BLY. I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner. She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
Chapter 17 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.”
possessive form of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading “I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “FAITH.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “She'll pick 'em out from what's over.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “No; one with a scent to it.”
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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 No; one with a scent to it.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
possessive form of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLY.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
a quad with a square body
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading FAITH.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
not any; not one
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
above and across; more than
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
select carefully from a group
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll ask at Mrs Bean's round the corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll pick 'em out from what's over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No; one with a scent to it.
Chapter 17 of Plays : Fifth Series by John Galsworthy holds 404 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 17 holds 404 sentences of Plays : Fifth Series, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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