Chapter 5 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVER. Good biz. (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.) [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF. PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
Chapter 5 of Second Plays is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
your occupation or line of work
From this reading “Good biz.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “[Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.”
grow vigorously
From this reading “PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “OLIVER.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “[Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.”
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “(He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “(He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “(He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
your occupation or line of work
From this reading Good biz.
a person who is in charge
From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
opinion or judgment
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
grow vigorously
From this reading PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good biz.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Enter the PIRATE CHIEF.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading (He stands up, shuts his eyes and waves his hands about.)
in the company of; together with
From this reading PIRATE CHIEF (with a flourish).
Chapter 5 of Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Second Plays, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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