Chapter 8 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He moves towards the partners' room. WALTER. Put yourself in his place, father. JAMES. You ask too much of me.
Chapter 8 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You ask too much of me.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “JAMES.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “He moves towards the partners' room.”
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “He moves towards the partners' room.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “He moves towards the partners' room.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He moves towards the partners' room.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Put yourself in his place, father.”
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.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You ask too much of me.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You ask too much of me.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You ask too much of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You ask too much of me.
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You ask too much of me.
in the direction of
From this reading He moves towards the partners' room.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ask too much of me.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Put yourself in his place, father.
Chapter 8 of Plays : Second Series by John Galsworthy holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 416 sentences of Plays : Second Series, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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