Chapter 9 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIMSON. Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job. When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead. WELLWYN. Quite so!
Chapter 9 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading “Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.”
plural of “public” — people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite so!”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.”
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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 Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
plural of “public” — people in general considered as a whole
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite so!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite so!
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
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From this reading TIMSON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
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From this reading WELLWYN.
at the time that
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
Chapter 9 of Plays : Third Series by John Galsworthy holds 417 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.
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