Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1 So spelled in the Kerr version. 2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version. Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN. Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that. VEDDER.
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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appointed to a post or duty
From this reading “2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version.”
a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading “Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN.”
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN.”
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “1 So spelled in the Kerr version.”
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “1 So spelled in the Kerr version.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.”
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From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
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From this reading 2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading 2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version.
a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version.
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
not any; not one
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
existing or coming before
From this reading Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Preceding this bracket, CLAUSEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2 Assigned to CLAUSEN in the Kerr version.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VEDDER.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading 1 So spelled in the Kerr version.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, she is a tartar, there’s no denying that.
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Charles Burke holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 455 sentences of Representative Plays by American Dramatists, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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