Chapter XI
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
L. ANNE. Like puppies? L. AIDA. Yus. L. ANNE.
Plays : Fourth Series
Chapter XI · Chapter 11
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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L.
ANNE.
Like
puppies?
L.
AIDA.
Yus.
L.
ANNE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Plays : Fourth Series
Chapter XI · Chapter 11
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
L.
ANNE.
/el æn/
Line 2
Like
puppies?
/laɪk ˈpʌpiz/
Line 3
L.
AIDA.
Line 4
Yus.
Line 5
L.
ANNE.
/el æn/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anne
noun
US /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “L. ANNE.”
Like
verb
US /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like puppies?”
puppies
noun
US /ˈpʌpiz/
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading “Like puppies?”
All words in this reading · 6
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AIDA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L. AIDA.
ANNEnounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading L. ANNE.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. ANNE.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like puppies?
puppiesnounUS /ˈpʌpiz/
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading Like puppies?
Yus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yus.
Chapter 11 of Plays : Fourth Series by John Galsworthy holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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