Chapter 22 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTHONY. You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century. [He passes on. ] ENID. Father!
Chapter 22 of Plays : First Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “ANTHONY.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading “] ENID.”
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “[He passes on.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “[He passes on.”
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ANTHONY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
a period of 100 years
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading ] ENID.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father!
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He passes on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [He passes on.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading [He passes on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
a source of difficulty
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century.
Chapter 22 of Plays : First Series by John Galsworthy holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 22 holds 398 sentences of Plays : First Series, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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