Chapter 13 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CROWD. Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME. Hi, and what's this? DE REVES (_miserably_). Oh, a golf stick.
Chapter 13 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 412 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.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “THE CROWD.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME.”
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading “Oh, a golf stick.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME.”
a victory cheer
in a miserable manner
third-person singular of “rev” — increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “DE REVES (_miserably_).”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Oh, a golf stick.”
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 Oh, a golf stick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hi, and what's this?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE CROWD.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE REVES (_miserably_).
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME.
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading Oh, a golf stick.
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hi, and what's this?
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME.
a victory cheer
From this reading Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ Hip hip hip _hooray!_ FAME.
in a miserable manner
From this reading DE REVES (_miserably_).
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, a golf stick.
third-person singular of “rev” — increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading DE REVES (_miserably_).
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Oh, a golf stick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROWD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hi, and what's this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hi, and what's this?
Chapter 13 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 412 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 13 holds 412 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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