Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something. As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA. I hope Cairo was delightful? Did you have a smooth voyage? SUDLEY.
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “I hope Cairo was delightful?”
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “[CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “I hope Cairo was delightful?”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “[CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.”
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Did you have a smooth voyage?”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Did you have a smooth voyage?”
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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 Did you have a smooth voyage?
anew
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading I hope Cairo was delightful?
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I hope Cairo was delightful?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you have a smooth voyage?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you have a smooth voyage?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope Cairo was delightful?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope Cairo was delightful?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
express in words
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Did you have a smooth voyage?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading [CYNTHIA _pauses, feeling he should say something.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading As he says nothing, she speaks again._ CYNTHIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUDLEY.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Did you have a smooth voyage?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope Cairo was delightful?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you have a smooth voyage?
Chapter 2 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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