Chapter 12 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHANCELLOR. Your Majesty, I protest. Of what possible use to the people--? POMPDEBILE. Be quiet.
Chapter 12 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 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.
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading “CHANCELLOR.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Your Majesty, I protest.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Of what possible use to the people--?”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Of what possible use to the people--?”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Your Majesty, I protest.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Be quiet.”
the act of using
From this reading “Of what possible use to the people--?”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be quiet.
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading CHANCELLOR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your Majesty, I protest.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Your Majesty, I protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POMPDEBILE.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Your Majesty, I protest.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Be quiet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
the act of using
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what possible use to the people--?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Majesty, I protest.
Chapter 12 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 415 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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