Chapter 23 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHLOE. I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie. [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.] JILL. It's all right.
Chapter 23 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “[Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “[Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “[Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
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In this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
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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 I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
anew
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
any thing at all
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHLOE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
engage in
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
a shaky motion
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's all right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
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