Chapter 5 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MALISE. Nothing to tell you, child. At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it. Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat. CLARE.
Chapter 5 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
next to; at the side of
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLARE.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALISE.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
express in words
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
Chapter 5 of Plays : Third Series by John Galsworthy holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Plays : Third Series, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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