Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY. This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber. [_Exeunt_ CLEVELAND _and_ HARRY. ELSWORTH. This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “[_Exeunt_ CLEVELAND _and_ HARRY.”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “HARRY.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!”
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
From this reading “This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!”
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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 This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt_ CLEVELAND _and_ HARRY.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading [_Exeunt_ CLEVELAND _and_ HARRY.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSWORTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ CLEVELAND _and_ HARRY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
a man of refinement
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
term of address for a man
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading This is a situation, indeed, for a royalist gentleman!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This way, sir; I myself will conduct you to a chamber.
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 by Oliver Bell Bunce holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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.
Chapter 2 holds 505 sentences of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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