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Chapter 4 of Plays of Near & Far is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir? SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap. There must be tons of it, Splurge. And we'll _get_ it. SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
Chapter 4 of Plays of Near & Far is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.”
plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
From this reading “SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?”
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.”
an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
From this reading “SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?”
a large number or amount
From this reading “There must be tons of it, Splurge.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
(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 SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we'll _get_ it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be tons of it, Splurge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And we'll _get_ it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There must be tons of it, Splurge.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be tons of it, Splurge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
term of address for a man
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPLURGE: But--but, sir--but--In the drains, sir?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be tons of it, Splurge.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading SLADDER: All those million of cakes of soap.
a large number or amount
From this reading There must be tons of it, Splurge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we'll _get_ it.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SPLURGE: You are a wonderful man, sir.
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