Chapter 10 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILES. [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will. Anything to oblige a lady. [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_. JOAN.
Chapter 10 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “[_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.”
put on clothes
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “[_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “MILES.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “Anything to oblige a lady.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “[_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “[_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.”
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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 Anything to oblige a lady.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything to oblige a lady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
put on clothes
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Anything to oblige a lady.
set down according to a plan
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading MILES.
force somebody to do something
From this reading Anything to oblige a lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anything to oblige a lady.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [_He stops before the table_, _on which is laid_ EMILY’S _silk dress_, _and begins to finger it_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Getting up and walking about the room_.] As you will—as you will.
Chapter 10 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 401 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 10 holds 401 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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