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Chapter 10 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YELLOW HOSE. Outrageous law! How dare you! There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art. Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
Chapter 10 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 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.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How dare you!”
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading “YELLOW HOSE.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Outrageous law!”
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “YELLOW HOSE.”
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.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading YELLOW HOSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Outrageous law!
engage in
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
absolutely essential
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Outrageous law!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good cooks make good tempers, don't they?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading There is nothing so necessary to the welfare of the nation as our art.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading YELLOW HOSE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How dare you!
Chapter 10 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 427 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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