Chapter 18 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUBIN. [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like. How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they? Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves. But now!
Chapter 18 of Six Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “[_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?”
take in solid food
From this reading “Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.”
your parents
From this reading “How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “[_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.”
-ing form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall
From this reading “How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “[_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.”
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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 [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
take in solid food
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
your parents
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUBIN.
-ing form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
the act of mixing together
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
be seated
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading [_Slowly_.] ’Tis but a foolish dream like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
at the time that
From this reading Time was when I did sit and eat along of them at the table, the same as one of theirselves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How are folks like us to get mixing and messing with the drinks of they?
Chapter 18 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 18 holds 402 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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