Chapter IX
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROME. What is your husband? RUTH. Traveller. FROME.
Plays : Second Series
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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FROME.
What
is
your
husband?
RUTH.
Traveller.
FROME.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Plays : Second Series
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Plays : Second Series is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FROME.
Line 2
What
is
your
husband?
/wʌt ɪz jɔːr ˈhʌzbənd/
Line 3
RUTH.
/ruːθ/
Line 4
Traveller.
/ˈtrævələr/
Line 5
FROME.
Learner Dictionary
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.
husband
noun
US /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “What is your husband?”
ruth
noun
US /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “RUTH.”
Traveller
noun
US /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading “Traveller.”
All words in this reading · 7
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FROME
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROME.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading What is your husband?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your husband?
RUTHnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading RUTH.
TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading Traveller.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your husband?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your husband?
Chapter 9 of Plays : Second Series by John Galsworthy holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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