Chapter 9 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. GWYN. [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you? LEVER. By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
Chapter 9 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “[With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “[With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?”
Celtic underworld god
From this reading “GWYN.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “LEVER.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “[With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “[With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?”
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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 [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
the act of departing
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
Celtic underworld god
From this reading GWYN.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading LEVER.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
carry out
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [With a faint smile.] But you'll be glad to get the money won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By George! if you're going to take it like this, Molly MRS.
Chapter 9 of Plays : First Series by John Galsworthy holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 9 holds 387 sentences of Plays : First Series, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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