Chapter 1 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIME: The present. The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week. ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate. John Barthwick's dining-room. SCENE II.
Chapter 1 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.”
English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
From this reading “ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
a room used for dining
From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Barthwick's dining-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading TIME: The present.
English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT I. SCENE I. Rockingham Gate.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIME: The present.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TIME: The present.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The action of the first two Acts takes place on Easter Tuesday; the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week.
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