Chapter 19 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 19 of The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee. (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left. The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us. Could we hurt you? Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
Chapter 19 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move towards
From this reading “The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.”
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
in a gradual manner
From this reading “The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Could we hurt you?”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?”
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 BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
anew
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
move towards
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
for the reason that
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could we hurt you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
be the source of pain
From this reading Could we hurt you?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
showing or giving mercy
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (GUNNAR _goes out again to the left.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Because we are ugly must we be bewitched?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BIARTEY Thou art a merciful man and we shall thank thee.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could we hurt you?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The old women approach the young ones gradually._) Little ones, do not doubt us.
Chapter 19 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.
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