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Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!" ELSWORTH. I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier. METCALF. Never, sir.
Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 40/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 196–200
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inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
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From this reading ELSWORTH.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
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From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
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From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
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From this reading METCALF.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
term of address for a man
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope, sir, that you will not be compelled to follow the example of your scholars, and turn soldier.
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