Chapter 23 of Six Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Six Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VASHTI. Steve! What do Steve want with another wife? Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles. What do Steve want for with a new one then?
Chapter 23 of Six Plays is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “What do Steve want with another wife?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “What do Steve want for with a new one then?”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do Steve want with another wife?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “What do Steve want with another wife?”
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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 Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What do Steve want for with a new one then?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
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From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading What do Steve want for with a new one then?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What do Steve want for with a new one then?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VASHTI.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Han’t he got one already which is as a rose among the sow-thistles.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What do Steve want with another wife?
Chapter 23 of Six Plays by Florence Henrietta Fisher, Lady Darwin holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 23 holds 400 sentences of Six Plays, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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