Chapter 12 of Six Plays is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Six Plays is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_. [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_. _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_. WILLIAM. John, John!
Chapter 12 of Six Plays is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “_Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “[_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “_Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.”
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading “[_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.”
with relatively high volume
a course of conduct
From this reading “[WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “[WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
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 [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John, John!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
with relatively high volume
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
a course of conduct
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
a male human offspring
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Suddenly he goes to the gate and calls loudly_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
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From this reading [WILLIAM _remains on the path lost in perturbed thought_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading [_She gathers up her work things_, _and with a contemptuous look at her son_, _she goes slowly out of the garden_.
Chapter 12 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 404 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 12 holds 404 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 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.
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