Chapter 1 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry. BILL. Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks? FREDA. Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
Chapter 1 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “BILL.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.”
in motion
From this reading “Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?”
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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 Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
being one more than seven
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FREDA.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
a search for knowledge
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
in motion
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
Chapter 1 of Plays : Second Series by John Galsworthy holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 414 sentences of Plays : Second Series, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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