Chapter 6 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 6 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELSMAN. [With fierce longing] Am I then no one? SEELCHEN. Thou? [The scene darkens with evening] See!
Chapter 6 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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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “[The scene darkens with evening] See!”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “[With fierce longing] Am I then no one?”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “[With fierce longing] Am I then no one?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “[With fierce longing] Am I then no one?”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “[The scene darkens with evening] See!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “[The scene darkens with evening] See!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The scene darkens with evening] See!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading [The scene darkens with evening] See!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELSMAN.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
not any; not one
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading [The scene darkens with evening] See!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [The scene darkens with evening] See!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEELCHEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The scene darkens with evening] See!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [With fierce longing] Am I then no one?
Chapter 6 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 6 holds 414 sentences of Plays : Second Series, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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