Chapter 16 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Work? You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way." "It's a beautiful dream," said she. She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say. "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
Chapter 16 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"It's a beautiful dream," said she.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.”
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “"I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.”
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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 You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
in the near future
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
express in words
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a beautiful dream," said she.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She closed her eyes, but whether to shut the dream out or to keep it in he could not say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't want," she said presently, "to lie on a couch in a garden with roses at my head and violets at my feet, as if I were dead.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Work?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn't do _any_ work for a year at least--if I had my way."
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