Chapter 4 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma. MRS. LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation. (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school. I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
Chapter 4 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
in a convincing manner
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “(_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “(_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.”
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading “LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “(_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.”
In this reading “LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.”
come up with
In this reading “LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
later than; following
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
in a convincing manner
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
an educational institution
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
express a supposition
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
carry out
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
male cat
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I’ve got to go down town shopping for a customer, this morning.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading TOM (_Slowly, but not convincingly_): I’ll try, Ma.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading LOVING (_Sighs_): Each one, I suppose, has to work out his own salvation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_After a pause_) Rachel, if you’ll get Jimmy ready, I’ll take him to school.
Chapter 4 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts by Angelina Weld Grimké holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 436 sentences of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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