Chapter 15 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDGAR. I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families. [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.] WANKLIN. I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
Chapter 15 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “EDGAR.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.”
move with force
From this reading “[WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “[WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]”
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading “I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.”
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
From this reading “I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.”
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “[WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.”
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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 [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
quickly and without warning
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
anew
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
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From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading EDGAR.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
start firing a weapon
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
a public toilet for men
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
above and across; more than
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
move with force
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I'm afraid again that sounds a little sentimental.
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WANKLIN.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading [WILDER turns abruptly to the fire, and SCANTLEBURY puts out a hand to push the idea away.]
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I don't see how we can get over it that to go on like this means starvation to the men's wives and families.
Chapter 15 of Plays : First Series by John Galsworthy holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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