Chapter 11 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KNAVE. Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_). Don't repeat that hateful proverb! Nothing can make me more angry. I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
Chapter 11 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anger
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Nothing can make me more angry.”
demanding attention
From this reading “I feel like crying when I hear it, too.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “Don't repeat that hateful proverb!”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “KNAVE.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “Don't repeat that hateful proverb!”
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
with anger
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
demanding attention
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't repeat that hateful proverb!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading Don't repeat that hateful proverb!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading KNAVE.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
engage in
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can make me more angry.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Don't repeat that hateful proverb!
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't repeat that hateful proverb!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Perhaps it is because--I have heard a proverb: "The way to the heart is through the--" VIOLETTA (_angrily, stamping her foot_).
at the time that
From this reading I feel like crying when I hear it, too.
Chapter 11 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 428 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.
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