Chapter 6 of Six Plays is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Six Plays is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUKE. [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—. MILES. [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss. JOAN.
Chapter 6 of Six Plays is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition
From this reading “[_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “[_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “LUKE.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “MILES.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “[_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “[_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “[_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.”
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading “[_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.”
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in addition
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading LUKE.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading MILES.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
carry out
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Also offering his arm_.] I shall also give myself the pleasure of supporting Miss.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Offering his arm_.] You take my arm, Miss Clara—do—.
Chapter 6 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 406 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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