Chapter 7 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 7 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUDLEY. [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races? Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so. MISS HENEAGE. I'll telephone Matthew.
Chapter 7 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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deem to be
From this reading “Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “I'll telephone Matthew.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “[_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “[_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “I'll telephone Matthew.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “[_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?”
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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 [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
later than; following
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
deem to be
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS HENEAGE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll telephone Matthew.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading I'll telephone Matthew.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS HENEAGE.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUDLEY.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I'll telephone Matthew.
express in words
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
at the time that
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I consider that she has broken the engagement,--and when she comes, tell her so.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading [_Rising._] After a young woman has spent her wedding day at the races?
Chapter 7 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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