Chapter 5 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering. STUDDENHAM. [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for. [To FREDA] Speak up, now. FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
Chapter 5 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.”
with great urgency
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.”
against your will
From this reading “FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.”
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “[Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.”
plural of “raise” — the amount a salary is increased
From this reading “FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.”
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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 LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
anew
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
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From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
power to direct or determine
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
with great urgency
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
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From this reading [To FREDA] Speak up, now.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
against your will
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading [To FREDA] Speak up, now.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
plural of “raise” — the amount a salary is increased
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
term of address for a man
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
express in speech
From this reading [To FREDA] Speak up, now.
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From this reading STUDDENHAM.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
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From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
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From this reading [Suddenly] There's luxuries that's got to be paid for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [To FREDA] Speak up, now.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
which person or people
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
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From this reading FREDA turns slowly and looks up at SIR WILLIAM; he involuntarily raises his hand to his mouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE, who is again shivering desperately, as if with intense cold, makes a violent attempt to control her shuddering.
Chapter 5 of Plays : Second Series by John Galsworthy holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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