Chapter 6 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 6 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. No, dear; not that. I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts. HILDA. Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
Chapter 6 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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consider or hold as true
From this reading “I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.”
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?”
a Caucasian
From this reading “WHITE.”
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consider or hold as true
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
for the reason that
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
dearly loved
From this reading No, dear; not that.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
the act of departing
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
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From this reading HILDA.
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From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
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From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
not any; not one
From this reading No, dear; not that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, dear; not that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, dear; not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?
Chapter 6 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.
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