Chapter 17 of Richard Steele is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Richard Steele is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT). _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5. The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage. The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add. MS., 5145c).
Chapter 17 of Richard Steele is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “_The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “_THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.”
editing that involves writing something again
From this reading “The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “_The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.”
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In this reading “The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.”
In this reading “The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.”
In this reading “The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.”
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From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
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From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
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From this reading MS., 5145c).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading MS., 5145c).
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
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From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
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From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
participate in games or sport
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading The MS., from which the piece was printed by Nichols, is in the British Museum (Add.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
editing that involves writing something again
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
an educational institution
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE SCHOOL OF ACTION._ (A FRAGMENT).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _The School of Action_ was the play which Steele was endeavouring to finish in 1723-5.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fragment which we have would have required a great deal of revising before it could have been put upon the stage.
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