Chapter 24 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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Chapter 24 of Plays : Fifth Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY. He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina. He says it's better than the trenches. MR MARCH. My hat!
Chapter 24 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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a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
march in a procession
From this reading “MR MARCH.”
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “He says it's better than the trenches.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
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In this reading “He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.”
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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 He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
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From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading My hat!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
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From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
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From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
march in a procession
From this reading MR MARCH.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY.
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR MARCH.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hat!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading He says it's better than the trenches.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading He's got his pipe, a pound of chocolate, three volumes of "Monte Cristo," and his old concertina.
Chapter 24 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.
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