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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.
_Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_. ELSWORTH. My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode. CLEVELAND. A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
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 77/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “_Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “_Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “_Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.”
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
in a zealous manner
From this reading “My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
accept gladly
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
which person or people
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who withdraws_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
in a zealous manner
From this reading My dear Major Cleveland, let me welcome you zealously to this abode.
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