Chapter 17 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SARAH. To adopt me? SAM. Ay, for a moother. A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
Chapter 17 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 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.
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading “To adopt me?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “SARAH.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay, for a moother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading To adopt me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, for a moother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ay, for a moother.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To adopt me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, for a moother.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To adopt me?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A'm sorry tha can't see thy way to let me.
Chapter 17 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus [Editor] Leonard holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 17 holds 402 sentences of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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