Chapter 28 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself." "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more. I want to put my foot through all the rules." The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight. "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
Chapter 28 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “"I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “"That's John," he said, "and Henry."”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “"I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."”
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 "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
being one more than seven
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The front door bell rang as the chiming clock struck eight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's John," he said, "and Henry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I want to put my foot through all the rules."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "But I don't want," she said, "to observe them any more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I observe," said Brodrick, "a few elementary rules, as you do yourself."
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