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.
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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.
ELSWORTH. It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory. Come girls, you have my consent. _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG. _Enter_ CAPTAIN WALTER ARMSTRONG.
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 54/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “_Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.”
permission to do something
From this reading “Come girls, you have my consent.”
any joyous diversion
From this reading “It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “_Enter_ CAPTAIN WALTER ARMSTRONG.”
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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 It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
permission to do something
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSWORTH.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.
any joyous diversion
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
the state of being honored
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading _Enter_ SERVANT, _announcing_ CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading _Enter_ CAPTAIN WALTER ARMSTRONG.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a suitable festivity in honour of our Long Island victory.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come girls, you have my consent.
Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 by Oliver Bell Bunce holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
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