Chapter 9 of Six Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Six Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLARA. [_Gently singing or speaking_.] I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear. “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.” GEORGE.
Chapter 9 of Six Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ““Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.””
in a gradual manner
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “[_Gently singing or speaking_.]”
the utterance of intelligible speech
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ““Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.””
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLARA.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading [_Gently singing or speaking_.]
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [_Gently singing or speaking_.]
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading [_Gently singing or speaking_.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading [_Gently singing or speaking_.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Long time I have been waiting for The coming of my dear.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I overheard my own true love, Her voice it was so clear.
Chapter 9 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 405 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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