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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.
You must bear with me if I defend them. They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows. ROSE. For which I thank their tailors. CLEVELAND.
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 87/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 431–435
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
have
From this reading “You must bear with me if I defend them.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND.”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “You must bear with me if I defend them.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “ROSE.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.”
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading “For which I thank their tailors.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “For which I thank their tailors.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
have
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For which I thank their tailors.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading For which I thank their tailors.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading For which I thank their tailors.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For which I thank their tailors.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are good soldiers, and fine-looking fellows.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For which I thank their tailors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must bear with me if I defend them.
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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