Chapter 5 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHITE. But his war profits were all right. Oh, yes. HILDA. Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
Chapter 5 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 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.
dearly loved
From this reading “Let me finish, dear, since you want it.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Let me finish, dear, since you want it.”
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “But his war profits were all right.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Let me finish, dear, since you want it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Let me finish, dear, since you want it.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “But his war profits were all right.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “WHITE.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But his war profits were all right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
dearly loved
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILDA.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But his war profits were all right.
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me finish, dear, since you want it.
Chapter 5 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 433 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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