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.
They're all around that way, sir. HARRY. I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge. This is the regiment to which I belong. You were foolhardy to venture here.
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 67/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 331–335
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “This is the regiment to which I belong.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.”
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “You were foolhardy to venture here.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “HARRY.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “This is the regiment to which I belong.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “You were foolhardy to venture here.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading You were foolhardy to venture here.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You were foolhardy to venture here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
term of address for a man
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading You were foolhardy to venture here.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They're all around that way, sir.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were foolhardy to venture here.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is the regiment to which I belong.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish that you could escape, Walter, without my knowledge.
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