Chapter 13 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULIA. O, do not let us talk at all. Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest. JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_. LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
Chapter 13 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrange” — put into a proper or systematic order
dwell
From this reading “Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.”
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading “JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
with restored energy
From this reading “Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.”
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.”
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading “Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.”
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading “Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
third-person singular of “arrange” — put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
dwell
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
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From this reading JULIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
with restored energy
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA _arranges her ribbons and smoothes out her gown_.
not in physical motion
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O, do not let us talk at all.
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading Let us bide still, and get ourselves refreshed by the sweetness and the wildness of the forest.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading JULIA _turns away and gives herself up to the enjoyment of the wood around her_.
Chapter 13 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 402 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 13 holds 402 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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