Chapter 17 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What should I stay for?" "To look after Laura Gunning. That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do." She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her. "How do you know?
Chapter 17 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.”
inflected form of “gun” — shoot with a gun
From this reading “"To look after Laura Gunning.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.”
with low volume
From this reading “That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"What should I stay for?"”
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later than; following
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
-ing form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
the act of departing
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
inflected form of “gun” — shoot with a gun
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
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From this reading "How do you know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?
set down according to a plan
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
with low volume
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To look after Laura Gunning.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What should I stay for?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She rose to her feet and faced him, defying the will that he laid on her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what you'd want to do, if you were--I. And," he said quietly, "it's what you're going to do."
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