Chapter XXV
Chapter 25
Chapter 25 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DORRY. ’Tis my Dad as is to be married. MAY. ’Tis poor work, is twice marrying. DORRY.
Six Plays
Chapter XXV · Chapter 25
Chapter 25 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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DORRY.
’Tis
my
Dad
as
is
to
be
married.
MAY.
’Tis
poor
work,
is
twice
marrying.
DORRY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Six Plays
Chapter XXV · Chapter 25
Chapter 25 of Six Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
DORRY.
Line 2
’Tis
my
Dad
as
is
to
be
married.
/tɪz maɪ dæd æz ɪz tuː biː ˈmerid/
Line 3
MAY.
/meɪ/
Line 4
’Tis
poor
work,
is
twice
marrying.
/tɪz puːr wɜːrk ɪz twaɪs ˈmeriɪŋ/
Line 5
DORRY.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Dad
noun
US /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “’Tis my Dad as is to be married.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “’Tis my Dad as is to be married.”
marrying
verb
US /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “MAY.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.”
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 “’Tis my Dad as is to be married.”
two times
From this reading “’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.”
All words in this reading · 14
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
DORRY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DORRY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
joined in matrimony
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading ’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MAY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.
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 ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis my Dad as is to be married.
two times
From this reading ’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ’Tis poor work, is twice marrying.
Chapter 25 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.
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Vocabulary met early in Six Plays
Words and structures a reader meets early in Six Plays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Memoir
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Six Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Portrait
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Six Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
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- Heffer
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