Chapter 6 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.] MRS. HOPE. [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it? I can't see!
Chapter 6 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]”
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “[Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]”
as yourself
From this reading “[Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “[Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “[In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]”
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From this reading I can't see!
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't see!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
as yourself
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can't see!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading [In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree.]
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Personally.] What on earth's the pleasure of it?
Chapter 6 of Plays : First Series by John Galsworthy holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 390 sentences of Plays : First Series, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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