Chapter 19 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KATHERINE. Nurse! You too! She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay. The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
Chapter 19 of Plays : Third Series is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Nurse!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
In this reading “The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.”
In this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
In this reading “She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.”
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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 The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATHERINE.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Nurse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The NURSE smudges a slow tear away from her cheek.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You too!
in the direction of
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looks towards OLIVE'S room with dismay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You too!
Chapter 19 of Plays : Third Series by John Galsworthy holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 19 holds 414 sentences of Plays : Third Series, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Plays : Third Series by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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