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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. But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions? I must see why they have not followed you. CLEVELAND. They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
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 81/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 401–405
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the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “They are delayed for a moment with the troop.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I must see why they have not followed you.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?”
a particular point in time
From this reading “They are delayed for a moment with the troop.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must see why they have not followed you.”
a group of soldiers
From this reading “They are delayed for a moment with the troop.”
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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 They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
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From this reading ELSWORTH.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
a particular point in time
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
a group of soldiers
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
in or at the place that
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are delayed for a moment with the troop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must see why they have not followed you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But come, Major Cleveland, where are your companions?
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