Chapter 15 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that? LINK I didn't stop to listen. Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be. (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school! POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
Chapter 15 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “(_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “LINK I didn't stop to listen.”
hear with intention
From this reading “LINK I didn't stop to listen.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?”
with low volume
an educational institution
From this reading “(_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LINK I didn't stop to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LINK I didn't stop to listen.
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From this reading POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading LINK I didn't stop to listen.
hear with intention
From this reading LINK I didn't stop to listen.
the force of workers available
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
a form of address for a man
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
with low volume
From this reading POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
express in words
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
an educational institution
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading LINK I didn't stop to listen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Them as never heerd dead men callin' for the colors don't guess what they be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading POLLY (_quietly_) I guess I'm learnin' somethin', Uncle Link.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_Sitting up and blinking hard_) But this ain't keepin' school!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POLLY What did the span-new mister say to that?
Chapter 15 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 15 holds 392 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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