Chapter 9 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEMMY. Wot thing? Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful. 'Ow dyer manage it? MRS.
Chapter 9 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading “'Ow dyer manage it?”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “'Ow dyer manage it?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
a special situation
From this reading “Wot thing?”
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
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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 Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
any thing at all
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEMMY.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
a special situation
From this reading Wot thing?
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wot thing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
Chapter 9 of Plays : Fourth Series by John Galsworthy holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 421 sentences of Plays : Fourth Series, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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