Chapter 3 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France. [_She kisses him_. DIANE. Heaven knows you need more than human strength. PAUL.
Chapter 3 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Heaven knows you need more than human strength.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “[_She kisses him_.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Heaven knows you need more than human strength.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
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From this reading DIANE.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven knows you need more than human strength.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_She kisses him_.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Heaven knows you need more than human strength.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading [_She kisses him_.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Heaven knows you need more than human strength.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Heaven knows you need more than human strength.
not any; not one
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She kisses him_.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No--one kiss from you will give me more strength than all the wine in France.
Chapter 3 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Steele MacKaye holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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