Chapter 7 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where are you going? DUKE. To seek the priest! Delay is dangerous! You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
Chapter 7 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “Delay is dangerous!”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Delay is dangerous!”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “To seek the priest!”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “To seek the priest!”
take in marriage
From this reading “You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you going?
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Delay is dangerous!
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Delay is dangerous!
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
the act of departing
From this reading Where are you going?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Delay is dangerous!
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading To seek the priest!
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
try to get or reach
From this reading To seek the priest!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To seek the priest!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To seek the priest!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
take in marriage
From this reading You wed to-day and sail to-night for England.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you going?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you going?
Chapter 7 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Steele MacKaye holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 416 sentences of Representative Plays by American Dramatists, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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