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.
Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game. KATE. Sister! But I'll be revenged. [_Exit_ KATE.
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 76/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 376–380
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
an opening that permits escape or release
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Sister!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I'll be revenged.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll be revenged.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_ KATE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'll be revenged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATE.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'll be revenged.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sister!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Set your springes, for these red birds are rare game.
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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