Chapter IV
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOICES. Aye! Silence for Jim! SOL POTTER. Well, Jim?
Plays : Fourth Series
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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VOICES.
Aye!
Silence
for
Jim!
SOL
POTTER.
Well,
Jim?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Plays : Fourth Series
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
VOICES.
/ˈvɔɪsəz/
Line 2
Aye!
Line 3
Silence
for
Jim!
Line 4
SOL
POTTER.
/sɑːl ˈpɑːtər/
Line 5
Well,
Jim?
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
potter
verb
US /ˈpɑːtər/
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “SOL POTTER.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence for Jim!”
sol
noun
US /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “SOL POTTER.”
voices
noun
US /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “VOICES.”
Well
adverb
US /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Jim?”
All words in this reading · 8
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Aye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Silence for Jim!
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silence for Jim!
POTTERverbUS /ˈpɑːtər/
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading SOL POTTER.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence for Jim!
SOLnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading SOL POTTER.
VOICESnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading VOICES.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, Jim?
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