Chapter 2 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROWN. Whist. There's more in what I'm telling you than you think. And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month. KATE.
Chapter 2 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “BROWN.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.”
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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 And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BROWN.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
From this reading Whist.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I'll hold you to a shilling that Sarah McMinn will be Mrs. John Murray before one month.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's more in what I'm telling you than you think.
Chapter 2 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Rutherford Mayne holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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